1944-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-009

Description

Strong extra thickness on E PLURIBUS UNUM and the wheat ears provides substantial visual impact on DDR-009, a wartime 1944 San Francisco Lincoln Wheat Cent struck in the standard bronze composition while nickels had shifted to the emergency silver alloy. Die markers tracked under UVC-3472 and DMR-031 document three stages with particularly detailed Late Die State information: Stage A at EDS (unconfirmed), Stage B at MDS (unconfirmed), and Stage C showing a light die gouge down the vertical bar of E in CENT and a light die gouge across the center horizontal bar of E in ONE, with the obverse reaching Very Late Die State. The VLDS obverse at Stage C indicates this die pair was pushed to the limits of its service life. An important attribution note: the mintmark is listed as MMS-005 (straight serif), a mintmark style classification that helps identify the specific S punch used on this die. San Francisco struck 282,760,000 cents in 1944, and the strong extra thickness on both E PLURIBUS UNUM and the wheat ears indicates substantial hub displacement during die manufacture. Cataloged by VarietyVista, DDR-009 offers collectors a visually prominent doubled die on a wartime issue that combines variety interest with the historical context of World War II-era Mint production.

Die Markers

• UVC-3472
• DMR-031
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Light die gouge down the vertical bar of the E of CENT – LDS
• Light die gouge across the center horizontal bar of the E of ONE
• Obverse is VLDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Keith Christenson
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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