1956 (D) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-017

Description

Simple arithmetic suggests that the 1956-D production run consumed somewhere between two thousand and four thousand obverse dies — and every one of those dies represented an individual hub-to-die transfer event where misalignment could occur. WDDO-017 documents the seventeenth doubled die obverse from this immense die population, cataloged through the Wexler Team's systematic attribution framework. The doubling on a hub-doubled die is raised and rounded, matching the contour of the original design element, which separates it from flat, shelf-like mechanical doubling caused by die bounce during striking. Collectors searching for this variety should examine well-preserved specimens where fine detail remains intact across the obverse inscriptions. Cataloged under Wexler Variety ID 1956-D 1¢ WDDO-017.

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• Wexler Variety ID: 1956-D 1¢ WDDO-017

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