1960 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-003

Description

Another extensively documented doubled die reverse in the 1960 Lincoln Memorial cent series, WDDR-003 on the Small Date regular strike exhibits strong Class VI extra thickness with some Class II separation spread towards the center on USA, ONE CENT, E PLURIBUS UNUM, the dots, the designer's initials, and both sides of the Memorial building. Three obverse die stages and three reverse die stages have been cataloged, documenting the die's progressive deterioration. Obverse Stage A markers include numerous short die scratches running from west-southwest to east-northeast above the RTY and to the right of the Y in LIBERTY, a die scratch running southwest from the lower left D in GOD, and a short die scratch running south-southeast from the underside of the chin. Stage B retains the same markers as Stage A. By Stage C, numerous short die scratches run mostly south-southwest to north-northeast on the back of the neck, a horizontal die scratch appears just below the D in GOD, numerous die scratches populate the area to the right of the upper profile, and a small die gouge appears to the right of the upper lip. Reverse Stage A shows two parallel die scratches running north to south on the left Memorial base, a die gouge below the left side of the U in UNITED, a light die scratch from southwest to northeast on the right Memorial base, and a short die scratch from west-southwest to east-northeast above the head of the statue. Stage B introduces several light die scratches through the upper NI of UNITED, a short strong die gouge touching the right side of the T in UNITED, and a small die gouge between the T and E of UNITED. Stage C adds die scratches south from the underside of the NU in UNUM, a die scratch south from the bottom of the S in PLURIBUS, a die scratch north-northeast from the top of the right cornice, two close parallel die scratches south-southeast from the lower right I in AMERICA, and numerous die scratches through the bays on the right side of the Memorial. Cross-referenced as Crawford CDDR-002 and Coppercoins 1960P-1DR-006, this variety is cataloged by the Wexler Team as 1960 1¢ WDDR-003.

Attribution History

• Crawford: CDDR-002, Coppercoins: 1960P-1DR-006; Wexler Variety ID: 1960 1¢ WDDR-003
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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