1945 (D) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-017

Description

Pushing the 1945-D DDO catalog to at least seventeen entries, WDDO-017 represents one of the later additions to an already extensively documented set of Denver-mint wartime wheat cent doubled dies. The Wexler Team assigned this variety Wexler Variety ID: 1945-D 1¢ WDDO-017, placing it within their systematic framework for Lincoln cent die study documentation. Seventeen doubled die obverse varieties for a single date-mintmark is exceptional by any measure and speaks to both the volume of dies consumed during Denver's 1945 production of 266,268,000 shell-case cents and the meticulous work of variety researchers who have examined thousands of individual specimens to identify each distinct die. At catalog position seventeen, WDDO-017 was documented after sixteen more prominent varieties had already been assigned, indicating that its hub doubling features are among the more subtle in the 1945-D family. Light, even toning that preserves surface detail aids examination, while heavy or uneven toning can obscure the fine separation lines that define subtle hub doubling. Collectors should examine potential WDDO-017 specimens under incandescent or LED lighting at 10x or higher magnification, rotating the coin slowly to catch shadow edges that reveal secondary hub impressions.

Cross References

• Wexler Variety ID: 1945-D 1¢ WDDO-017

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