1946 (D) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-004
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Postwar expansion at Denver Mint facilities reflected the broader economic transformation of 1946, as America transitioned from military production back to a consumer economy. WDDO-004 documents the fourth doubled die obverse identified on the 1946-D Lincoln Wheat Cent, a variety born from the die manufacturing process when a working die received a secondary hub impression at a slight positional offset. Cents were still struck in the wartime shell case brass in 1946; bronze, with its tin, returned in 1947. Each documented DDO variety adds to the historical record of Denver's die shop operations during this transitional period. Cataloged under Wexler Variety ID 1946-D 1¢ WDDO-004.
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- Wexler Variety ID: 1946-D 1¢ WDDO-004
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