1946-D Doubled Die Reverse DDR-005

Description

Medium extra thickness on E PLURIBUS UNUM and the upper wheat ears characterizes this 1946 Denver Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent doubled die reverse, the fifth cataloged DDR for this date and mint. VarietyVista records die markers UVC-2850 and DMR-031, documenting three die stages: Stages A and B at Early Die State and Mid Die State remain unconfirmed, while Stage C shows both reverse and obverse in Late Die State — suggesting that the specimens examined to date come primarily from later in the die's production run. The "extra thickness" description indicates the doubling manifests as a thickened appearance to the affected lettering and wheat ear design elements rather than a clearly separated secondary image, consistent with a close hub displacement where the two impressions nearly overlap. The 1946-D cent was the first Denver Mint date of the post-World War II era, struck as the nation transitioned to peacetime production. Denver produced approximately 315.7 million cents in 1946, resuming normal operations after the extraordinary wartime output years. Five doubled die reverses documented for 1946-D reflects ongoing variety research into the late 1940s Wheat Cent dates, a period that has received less attention from researchers than the earlier wartime dates, leaving room for additional discoveries.

Die Markers

• UVC-2850
• DMR-031
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Reverse and Obverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Scott Rusch
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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