1956-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-023

Description

Late-date Lincoln Wheat Cents from the 1950s occupy a distinctive niche in variety collecting. While they lack the key-date cachet of issues like the 1909-S V.D.B. or the 1914-D, their enormous mintages produced correspondingly large numbers of die varieties — a quantity that rewards patient searching with regular discoveries. The 1956-D, with over 1.098 billion coins struck, exemplifies this dynamic. WDDO-023 is the twenty-third doubled die obverse documented for the date, another entry in a catalog that now exceeds fifty known varieties. Collectors who specialize in late Wheat Cent varieties often assemble date-and-mintmark sets of doubled dies, seeking every cataloged WDDO for a given issue. The affordability of 1956-D cents in circulated grades makes this pursuit accessible to collectors at every budget level, while the challenge of identifying subtle hub doubling under magnification provides the intellectual engagement that distinguishes variety collecting from date collecting. Cataloged under Wexler Variety ID 1956-D 1¢ WDDO-023.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1956-D 1¢ WDDO-023
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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