1957 Lincoln Wheat Cent - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-003

Description

Positioned as the third DDO in the Wexler sequence for 1957, WDDO-003 typically represents one of the more readily detectable doubled dies for a given date — Wexler's numbering convention generally assigns lower numbers to stronger or more significant varieties, though exceptions exist. Philadelphia's 1957 Wheat Cent production of approximately 282 million coins was the next-to-last year for the Wheat reverse before its 1958 finale at both Philadelphia and Denver. Cataloged under Wexler Variety ID: 1957 1¢ WDDO-003, with no additional cross-references or published die markers. The 1957 date shares its obverse master hub with 1956 and 1958, meaning subtle hub-level characteristics are consistent while die-level doubling events are unique to each working die. Collectors pursuing a complete Wexler DDO set for the final Wheat Cent years should note that 1957 has produced multiple cataloged varieties, with WDDO-003 among the earlier and potentially more prominent entries.

Cross References

• Wexler Variety ID: 1957 1¢ WDDO-003

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