1961-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-006

Description

Cataloged by the Wexler Team as 1961-D 1¢ WDDO-006, this doubled die obverse on the 1961 Lincoln Memorial Cent from the Denver Mint carries an interesting cross-reference notation: "None known 1961-D 1¢ WDDO-007." This annotation suggests a relationship or comparison to WDDO-007 that has been noted in the attribution records, though no formal cross-reference to CONECA or other third-party cataloging systems has been established. The presence of such notations in the Wexler files sometimes indicates that two varieties were examined together during the attribution process, or that distinguishing characteristics between adjacent catalog numbers required explicit documentation. During die manufacture at the Denver Mint, a hub misalignment created the doubling on the obverse design elements that defines this variety. The 1961 Denver cent production exceeded one billion pieces, distributed across hundreds of working dies, making any individual doubled die a small fraction of the total output — though the high overall mintage also means that surviving examples from a given die may number in the thousands. Collectors attributing potential WDDO-006 specimens should pay particular attention to any die markers that distinguish this variety from its neighbor WDDO-007, as the cross-reference notation implies the two may share similar doubling characteristics.

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Conway Cross References: None known 1961-D 1¢ WDDO-007
• None known 1961-D 1¢ WDDO-007; Wexler Variety ID: 1961-D 1¢ WDDO-006
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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