1956-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-006

Description

Positioned centrally within the documented 1956-D DDO catalog, WDDO-006 represents a mid-sequence variety that likely displays moderate hub doubling — neither as pronounced as the earliest-cataloged entries nor as subtle as the higher-numbered additions. Assigned Wexler Variety ID: 1956-D 1¢ WDDO-006 by the Wexler Team, this variety joins the crowded field of ten-plus doubled die obverses documented for Denver's 1956 wheat cent production of over 1.098 billion pieces. The mid-1950s represents a peak period in wheat cent production volume, and the correlation between die consumption rate and DDO variety count is clear: years with the highest mintages consistently yield the most documented hub doubling instances. For WDDO-006, the diagnostic features center on obverse design elements that received a secondary hub impression with measurable displacement — the specific combination of affected letters, date digits, and spread direction that makes this die distinct from the other nine known varieties. Wheat cent collectors who maintain date-by-date variety sets appreciate the 1956-D DDO sequence as one of the most extensively documented in the series, providing abundant opportunities for attribution work. Original Mint-sewn bags and BU rolls from 1956 still surface periodically at auction, offering bulk searching opportunities that can yield specimens of multiple DDO varieties from a single source.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1956-D 1¢ WDDO-006
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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