1945 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-009

Description

The designation Wexler Variety ID: 1945 1¢ WDDO-009 identifies another hub doubling variety within the prolific 1945 Philadelphia cent production. Shell-case brass planchets — manufactured from recycled wartime cartridge cases at 95% copper and 5% zinc — gave these cents a distinctive surface quality compared to the pre-war bronze that included tin. Philadelphia's output of 1,040,515,000 cents guaranteed that numerous die pairs were pressed into service, and the greater the number of working dies, the higher the probability of doubled die varieties entering circulation. Die variety attribution follows the Wexler classification system, which catalogs each distinct doubling by its class — ranging from Class I pivot through Class VIII tilted hub — and the specific design elements affected. Cherrypicking this variety from circulated rolls demands careful scrutiny of Brenner's obverse portrait, the motto, and date under magnification. The year 1945 marks a pivotal chapter in American numismatics: the final wartime date before post-war reconstruction, making every documented variety a small witness to that historic passage.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1945 1¢ WDDO-009
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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