1959 Lincoln Memorial Cent - Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-010

Description

From the inaugural year of Frank Gasparro's Lincoln Memorial Cent reverse, this tenth documented doubled die reverse for the 1959 Philadelphia Mint issue shows a close spread toward the center on ONE CENT and designer's initials FG. The centering direction — inward rather than outward — indicates the hub's offset during the second impression moved elements toward the die's center axis. Attributed by the Wexler Team under Wexler Variety ID 1959 1¢ WDDR-010, this variety carries significance as a first-year-of-design doubled die. Obverse die markers include a die scratch running east from the vest to the bottom of the one in the date and a vertical die scratch in the field right of the bowtie. On the reverse, a small die gouge sits right of the upper T in CENT, and a die scratch runs west-southwest to east-northeast above the left cornice of the Memorial building.

Cross References

• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1959 1¢ WDDR-010

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