1947 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-001

Description

The primary doubled die obverse for the 1947 Lincoln Wheat Cent, the DDO-001 displays a medium spread across multiple design elements — LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, the date, Lincoln's eyelid, and the vest — making this a broadly distributed doubling that affects design elements across the full width of the obverse. Cross-referenced as FS-101, this variety carries the top Fivaz-Stanton designation for the date, confirming its status as the most significant doubled die obverse for 1947. Cataloged by VarietyVista as UVC-1750 with die marriage reference DMR-002, three die states have been documented: Stage A in early die state remains unconfirmed, Stage B confirms both obverse and reverse in mid-die state, and Stage C in late die state remains unconfirmed. The breadth of the doubling — spanning from LIBERTY across the portrait to the date — indicates a substantial hub misalignment during die manufacture, and the involvement of Lincoln's eyelid adds the anatomical doubling that makes Lincoln Cent varieties visually distinctive. The 1947 Lincoln Wheat Cent was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in the standard bronze composition that had returned after the wartime brass alloy years of 1944-1946. As DDO-001 with FS-101 recognition, this is the showcase variety for 1947 Wheat Cent collectors.

Die Markers

• UVC-1750
• DMR-002
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Obverse and Reverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Delma K. Romines
• FS-101
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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