1957-D Doubled Die Obverse DDO-011

Description

Light southwest spread on BERTY of LIBERTY characterizes DDO-011 for the 1957-D Lincoln wheat cent, affecting the right portion of the inscription while leaving the opening LI apparently unaffected — a pattern consistent with a pivoted or localized hub displacement that concentrated doubling on one end of the word. VarietyVista assigned identifiers UVC-1926 and DMR-033, documenting three die stages: Stage A at early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B where both obverse and reverse surfaces show confirmed mid die state characteristics, and Stage C at late die state (unconfirmed). The MDS confirmation for Stage B provides a verified reference point for this die's mid-life condition. Denver struck approximately 1.05 billion cents in 1957, the penultimate year of the wheat reverse design, generating massive die consumption. The mintmark carries a distinctive characteristic: split serifs, indicating the D mintmark was applied with a punch whose serif details show separation or doubling — possibly from a repunched mintmark or a damaged mintmark punch. The split serif notation provides an additional attribution diagnostic beyond the obverse doubling, helping narrow the candidate dies during variety searching. Light southwest spread on BERTY means the secondary impression was displaced slightly below and to the left of the primary on Victor David Brenner's obverse design, producing subtle thickening on the B, E, R, T, and Y letterforms. The partial inscription involvement (BERTY but not LI) provides useful attribution precision, as it narrows the diagnostic zone to a specific portion of the inscription. Collectors should examine the BERTY letters at 12-18x magnification for consistent southwest displacement, then confirm the die by checking the D mintmark for split serif characteristics.

Die Markers

• UVC-1926
• DMR-033
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Obverse and Reverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Unknown
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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