1958-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-002

Description

From the final year of the Lincoln Wheat cent design, WDDO-002 on the 1958-D cent carries cross-reference Wexler Variety ID: 1958-D 1¢ WDDO-002 and was attributed by the Wexler Team. The 1958-D holds the distinction of being the last Denver Mint Wheat cent, with production exceeding 800 million pieces before Frank Gasparro's Lincoln Memorial reverse replaced the Wheat ears design in 1959. As the second cataloged DDO for the date, WDDO-002 likely represents a clearly detectable doubled die — significant enough to warrant early cataloging but distinct from the primary WDDO-001 variety in terms of affected design elements or spread direction. Terminal-year varieties carry particular appeal for collectors who view the Wheat reverse as the definitive Lincoln cent design: a doubled die from the last year of the series represents a final chapter in the story of Brenner's original concept. The enormous 1958-D mintage ensures that the base coin is readily available, but locating the specific WDDO-002 die pairing within that population requires systematic searching. With only two cataloged DDO varieties for the date, attribution is relatively straightforward compared to the dozen or more varieties documented for some wartime dates, making 1958-D an approachable target for collectors developing their doubled die identification skills.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1958-D 1¢ WDDO-002
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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