1949 UFO Variety WUFO-001

Description

The 1949 UFO Variety WUFO-001 is a unidentified fascinating oddity variety of the United States cent. This variety was discovered on the 1949 Lincoln Wheat Cent, part of the Lincoln Wheat Cents 1909-1958 series. Cross-referenced as None known Comments: Some have suggested that the top of an S mint mark is protruding from the upper left of the four in the date. Others have dismissed it as a die gouge. I am doubtful of the die gouge theory as the anomaly has too much curvature and does not bear a resemblance to any die gouges that I have seen . For now it will remain with the Unidentified Fascinating Oddities .; Wexler Variety ID: 1949 1¢ WUFO-001.

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Wexler Cross References: None known Comments: Some have suggested that the top of an S mint mark is protruding from the upper left of the four in the date. Others have dismissed it as a die gouge. I am doubtful of the die gouge theory as the anomaly has too much curvature and does not bear a resemblance to any die gouges that I have seen . For now it will remain with the Unidentified Fascinating Oddities .
• None known Comments: Some have suggested that the top of an S mint mark is protruding from the upper left of the four in the date. Others have dismissed it as a die gouge. I am doubtful of the die gouge theory as the anomaly has too much curvature and does not bear a resemblance to any die gouges that I have seen . For now it will remain with the Unidentified Fascinating Oddities .; Wexler Variety ID: 1949 1¢ WUFO-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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