1946-D Doubled Working Hub Reverse WWHR-001

Description

First documented doubled working hub reverse for the 1946 Denver Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent, this variety represents a distinct error mechanism from the more common doubled die varieties. While a doubled die results from misalignment during the transfer of design from the working hub to the working die, a doubled working hub occurs one step earlier in the process — when the master die transfers its design to the working hub itself. This means every working die made from the affected hub would carry the doubling, potentially producing far more affected coins than a single doubled die. The WWHR prefix identifies this as a working hub variety rather than a working die variety. Cross-referenced under Wexler Variety ID 1946-D 1-cent WWHR-001, this variety was attributed by the Wexler Team. The 1946-D Lincoln Wheat Cent was struck during the immediate post-World War II period, when the Denver Mint returned to full peacetime production after wartime demands had affected output. The Wheat Cent reverse — designed by Victor David Brenner and featuring two stalks of wheat framing ONE CENT — had been in production since 1909 and would continue through 1958, making it one of the most enduring reverse designs in American coinage.

Attribution History

• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1946-D 1¢ WWHR-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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