1960 Lincoln Memorial Cent - Proof Large Date - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-011

Description

Struck as part of the 1960 proof production at the Philadelphia Mint, WDDO-011 exhibits a Class IV spread to the northwest on LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST on the Proof Large Date Lincoln Memorial cent. Class IV doubling — an offset or tilted spread in a single direction — creates a distinctive shadow effect along one side of the affected letters, and the northwestward displacement on this variety means the secondary impression trails below and to the right of the primary design elements. The obverse carries four parallel die scratches running from southwest to northeast in the hair to the left of the ear, serving as the principal die diagnostic. On the reverse, a die scratch runs from south-southwest to north-northeast at the top of the 5th Memorial bay, and a vertical die scratch occupies the lower two-thirds of the 10th bay. Cross-referenced as CONECA 7-O-II+V and Coppercoins 1960P-1DO-007P, this variety is cataloged by the Wexler Team as 1960 1¢ Pr WDDO-011.

Die Markers

• Obverse: Large Date. Four parallel die scratches run from SW to NE in the hair to the left of the ear. Reverse: A die scratch runs from SSW to NNE at the top of the 5th bay. A vertical die scratch can be found in the lower ⅔ of the 10th bay.

Cross References

• CONECA: 7-O-II+V, Coppercoins: 1960P-1DO-007P; Wexler Variety ID: 1960 1¢ Pr WDDO-011

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