1960 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-006

Description

Cross-referenced as CONECA 4-O-V and Coppercoins 1960P-1DO-005, WDDO-006 is a doubled die obverse on the 1960 Lincoln Memorial Cent Large Date business strike. The CONECA Class V designation identifies this as a pivoted hub doubling variety, where the hub was tilted during one of the impressions, causing design elements to show varying degrees of spread depending on their distance from the tilt axis. Cataloged by the Wexler Team as 1960 1c WDDO-006, this variety was produced during normal Philadelphia Mint operations on the Large Date subtype. Class V pivoted hub doubling creates a distinctive visual signature where the spread may appear strong on one side of the die and diminish progressively toward the pivot point, requiring collectors to examine multiple areas of the obverse to fully characterize the doubling. The Large Date subtype was the first design produced at Philadelphia in 1960 before the mid-year introduction of the Small Date hub, and the multiple DDO varieties cataloged on the Large Date reflect the inherent variability in the hubbing process during this production period. Collectors should examine the letters of LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST under magnification to identify the pivoted spread pattern that characterizes Class V doubling.

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Wexler Cross References: CONECA: 4-O-V, Coppercoins: 1960P-1DO-005
• CONECA: 4-O-V, Coppercoins: 1960P-1DO-005; Wexler Variety ID: 1960 1¢ WDDO-006
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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