1951-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-011
Error
Description
Doubling shows as an extra eyelid to the southeast of the normal eyelid. Die Markers: Obverse: Diagonal die scratches run southeast from Lincoln’s chin. A vertical die scratch runs below Lincoln’s chin to the front of his bowtie. Diagonal die scratches show in front of Lincoln’s mouth and nose. Vertical die scratches show to the right of Lincoln’s forehead. A series of die gouges show around the R in TRUST. Nearly vertical die scratches run through LIBERTY. A die crack runs north onto the back of Lincoln’s bust, left of the VDB initials. Reverse: A strong diagonal die gouge shows to the right of the upper E in ONE. Light diagonal die scratches show between the upper N and T in CENT. Vertical concentric die scratches run through the U in UNITED. Concentric die scratches run through and above the letters TES in STATES. A diagonal die scratch connects the lower A and M in AMERICA. Submitted By: Daniel Griffin Cross References: None known Obverse: This die is also an RPM which is listed in the Wexler RPM Files as 1951-D 1¢ WRPM-100. A series of light die scratches run SE from the bowtie along the font of the lower bust, left of the 1 in the date. A small “hook-like” gouge runs north from the top of the 9 in the date. A die scratch runs SE from the mouth. Whisker-like die scratches run generally SE from beneath the tip of the nose. A strong, mostly E-W oriented die scratch runs between the S and T in TRUST. A long, SW-NE oriented die scratch parallels the back of the bust below the TY in LIBERTY. Numerous, NW-SE oriented die scratches run through the BERTY in LIBERTY. Reverse: E-W die scratches run through and below PLURIBUS. Numerous, mostly E-W oriented die scratches show in the field to the NE of the C in CENT. A long die scratch runs ENE from the lower left wheat stalk, through the letters of OF and the AM in AMERICA before ending in the lower first S of STATES. Overlapping die scratches run in two directions through and above the TES in STATES. Submitted By: Brian Ribar Cross References: None known Obverse:
Attribution History
- s:; Wexler Variety ID: 1951-D 1¢ WDDO-011
- Expert attribution by Wexler Team