1960 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-014

Description

Documented on the 1960 Lincoln Memorial Cent Large Date regular strike, WDDO-014 is a doubled die obverse variety where a misalignment during the die hubbing process created visible doubling on the obverse design elements. The Large Date hub was the first obverse hub Philadelphia employed during 1960 cent production, and the numerous working dies manufactured from this hub explain the abundance of DDO varieties cataloged on the subtype. While specific die markers and doubling details for WDDO-014 await fuller documentation, its inclusion in the Wexler catalog under the designation 1960 1¢ WDDO-014 confirms that the doubling was verified on at least one specimen and deemed repeatable across coins struck from the same die. No other cross-references have been assigned. Collectors encountering a potential WDDO-014 should compare their specimen against the Wexler reference photographs, paying particular attention to the areas of LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, and the date numerals where hub doubling most commonly appears on 1960 Large Date obverse dies.

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Wexler Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1960 1¢ WDDO-014
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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