1962 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-037

Description

Rounding out the sequentially numbered DDO proof varieties for the 1962 Lincoln Memorial Cent, DDO-037 exhibits a medium spread affecting both the date and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST — a uniform intensity across both zones that distinguishes it from DDO-036, where the motto spread is only light. The consistent medium classification across both attribution areas suggests that the working hub shifted far enough to produce clearly resolvable doubling wherever design elements offered sufficient relief to capture the secondary impression, rather than fading to subtlety at the extremities of the displacement as seen in entries with mixed intensity ratings. Cataloged under die markers UVC-2948 and DMR-062, this proof variety was produced at the Philadelphia Mint from specially polished dies and planchets. The 3,218,019 proof cents struck in 1962 represent the last proof Lincoln cents to use the original 95% copper alloy, a compositional detail that gives the proof surfaces a distinctly warm, reddish-gold tone when preserved in original mint condition. Collectors attributing DDO-037 should confirm medium-strength doubling on both the date digits and the TRUST letters, using the parallel intensity as a cross-check: if the date shows medium spread but TRUST appears only lightly affected, the specimen more likely belongs to DDO-036 rather than this entry. Examination at 10x magnification under angled halogen or LED lighting will bring both zones into sharp relief against the mirror-finish fields.

Die Markers

• UVC-2948; DMR-062

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