1959-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-007

Description

The seventh cataloged doubled die obverse on the 1959-D Lincoln Memorial cent, WDDO-007 carries the Wexler designation 1959-D 1¢ WDDO-007 with no currently known cross-references to other attribution services. The existence of at least thirteen doubled die obverse varieties on the 1959-D cent testifies to the enormous scale of Denver's die production that year. Each working die was created through a multi-step process: a master hub impressed a master die, which in turn created working hubs, which then impressed the working dies used in the coining presses. Misalignment could occur at any stage, though most collectible doubled dies result from the final hubbing step where the working hub impressed the working die. With no specific die markers documented for WDDO-007, authentication relies on careful comparison of the doubled elements against reference images from the Wexler files. Collectors should pay particular attention to distinguishing true hub doubling from worthless machine doubling, which produces flat, shelf-like distortion rather than the rounded, separated profiles characteristic of genuine doubled dies.

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Wexler Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1959-D 1¢ WDDO-007
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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