1956 Proof Lincoln Wheat Cent - Doubled Die Obverse DDO-006

Description

Proof Lincoln wheat cents from the final years of the series command particular attention from variety collectors, and DDO-006 on the 1956 proof issue concentrates medium spread on IN GOD WE TRUST — the motto that arcs above Victor David Brenner's Lincoln portrait. VarietyVista documents this under UVC-1871 with die marriage reference DMR-008, noting three die states: Stage A where both obverse and reverse are in Early Die State, Stage B in Mid Die State (unconfirmed), and Stage C in Late Die State (unconfirmed). The confirmed EDS at Stage A captures the die pair in its freshest condition, when the polished proof surfaces and frosted devices were at their sharpest. Medium spread on IN GOD WE TRUST produces clearly visible secondary letter impressions under moderate magnification, making this one of the more accessible doubled dies in the 1956 proof cent census. Philadelphia struck proof sets in quantities of approximately 669,384 for 1956, and the proof cent within each set received the careful multi-strike treatment that produces mirror-like fields. The wheat cent design entered its penultimate year in 1956, with only 1957 and 1958 remaining before the Lincoln Memorial reverse replaced the wheat stalks in 1959. The VarietyVista attribution identifies this as the sixth obverse doubled die documented for the 1956 proof cent, building on the systematic examination of proof coins where the superior surface quality aids doubled die detection.

Die Markers

• UVC-1871
• DMR-008
• Stage A:
• Obverse and Reverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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