1945-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-010

Description

Documented under Wexler Variety ID: 1945-D 1¢ WDDO-010, this doubled die obverse joins a roster of at least sixteen DDO varieties cataloged for the 1945-D Lincoln Wheat cent — an extraordinary concentration that reflects both the massive wartime mintage and the dedicated examination by the Wexler Team. The Denver Mint's 1945 cent output exceeded 266 million pieces, struck on the standard bronze alloy that replaced the wartime shell-case brass composition partway through the year. With hundreds of obverse dies consumed during this production run, each requiring multiple hubbing impressions to fully sink Victor David Brenner's portrait, the statistical opportunities for misalignment-induced doubling were considerable. WDDO-010 falls in the middle of the known DDO sequence for this date, indicating a variety with detectable but not necessarily dramatic doubling compared to the lower-numbered, typically more prominent discoveries. Wheat cent specialists building date-mint DDO sets value completeness, and cataloging the full range from WDDO-001 through WDDO-016 for 1945-D represents a substantial attribution challenge. Each variety must be confirmed against the specific combination of affected design elements and spread direction documented in the Wexler master listings, using comparison photographs to avoid confusing adjacent catalog numbers.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1945-D 1¢ WDDO-010
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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