1952-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-005

Description

Fifth in the documented DDO sequence for the 1952-D Lincoln wheat cent, WDDO-005 was cataloged by the Wexler Team under Wexler Variety ID: 1952-D 1¢ WDDO-005 and exhibits hub doubling characteristics on the obverse design elements that distinguish it from both earlier and later entries in the 1952-D variety census. Denver's 1952 cent output of 746,130,000 pieces places this date among the higher-mintage wheat cent issues of the early 1950s, ensuring that surviving specimens — including those bearing WDDO-005 hub doubling — exist in meaningful quantities across all grade levels. The fifth position in the catalog sequence suggests this variety displays moderately visible doubling, neither the most dramatic spread (which would earn an earlier catalog number) nor the most subtle (which characterizes later additions). Examination for WDDO-005 should prioritize the areas of the obverse design where the secondary hub impression generated the most displacement: typically the tops and serifs of the motto lettering, the profiles of the date digits, and the leading edges of LIBERTY. A comparison approach — examining a candidate coin against the published diagnostics for WDDO-004 and WDDO-006 simultaneously — can help confirm or eliminate WDDO-005 by process of elimination, since adjacent catalog entries often share similar but not identical spread characteristics. Bright, uncleaned Mint State examples provide the clearest examination surfaces for this type of attribution work.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1952-D 1¢ WDDO-005
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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