1956-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-039

Description

Brenner's Lincoln portrait — the right-facing bust showing the sixteenth president in formal attire — entered its forty-seventh year of production in 1956, an extraordinary tenure that would eventually extend past a full century. The design's longevity means that attributors examining hub doubling on the 1956-D are studying the same sculptural elements that have been reproduced on hundreds of billions of coins, from the details of Lincoln's beard and hair to the folds of his coat at the truncation. WDDO-039 records the thirty-ninth doubled die obverse for the 1956-D issue, documenting another working die where secondary hub impressions are detectable across these familiar design features. The consistency of the obverse design across decades provides variety collectors with a stable reference framework — the same diagnostic areas used on a 1920-S DDO apply equally to a 1956-D DDO, facilitating cross-date comparison. Cataloged under Wexler Variety ID 1956-D 1¢ WDDO-039.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1956-D 1¢ WDDO-039
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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