1958 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001

Description

A very strong Class I CW spread shows on the letters of IGWT, LIBERTY, the date, Lincoln’s ear, the hair details, his eyelid, his bowtie, and the folds in the vest. Die Markers: Obverse: Three parallel die scratches run south from between the T and Y in LIBERTY. A short die scratch runs WNW to ESE below and between the O and D in GOD. A die scratch runs NNW to SSE between the T and R of TRUST. A short die scratch runs ESE from the upper right R of TRUST. Reverse: None noted. Obverse:

Attribution History

• Discovered by Stewart Blay Cross References: CONECA: 1-O-I, Cherrypickers: FS-01-1958-101 (022.150, Breen: #2222 Comments: Only three specimens of this variety are known to exist making it nearly impossible to place a value on the variety. One specimen in MS64RD condition did sell for $150,000. The variety has been deemed genuine by officials of the U.S. Mint. A detailed history of the variety can be found on page 361 of The Authoritative Reference on Lincoln Cents - Second Edition by John A. Wexler and Kevin Flynn.
• CONECA: 1-O-I, Cherrypickers: FS-01-1958-101 (022.150, Breen: #2222 Comments: Only three specimens of this variety are known to exist making it nearly impossible to place a value on the variety. One specimen in MS64RD condition did sell for $150,000. The variety has been deemed genuine by officials of the U.S. Mint. A detailed history of the variety can be found on page 361 of The Authoritative Reference on Lincoln Cents - Second Edition by John A. Wexler and Kevin Flynn.; Wexler Variety ID: 1958 1¢ WDDO-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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