1957 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-017

Description

Catalogued by VarietyVista with markers UVC-1912 and DMR-025, the 1957 Philadelphia Lincoln Wheat cent DDR-017 exhibits light extra thickness on E PLURIBUS UNUM and both upper wheat ears. Doubled die reverses are produced when the reverse die receives repeat hubbing impressions with slight misalignment, embedding a secondary design outline that transfers to every coin struck from it as extra thickness or doubling on affected elements. Four die stages are documented. Stage A is Early Die State (unconfirmed), before wear-related markers emerge. Stage B is Middle Die State, marked by three concurrent characteristics: a small die chip on the lower T of CENT, two small die chips in the lower right wheat grains, and a light die crack over V.D.B. at the coin's base. Stage C is Late Die State (unconfirmed). The Stage B cluster — a die chip on CENT, chips in the wheat grains, and a crack over V.D.B. — gives collectors three independent confirmation points for mid-state attribution. The 1957 Wheat cent was struck at Philadelphia in bronze without mintmark, in the final years before the Memorial reverse debuted in 1959. DDR-017 is notable for its wheat ear expression.

Die Markers

• UVC-1912
• DMR-025
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Small die chip on lower T of CENT – MDS
• Two small die chips in lower Right wheat grains
• Light die crack over V. D. B. – MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by William McMurray
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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