1962 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-003

Description

A strong CCW spread from a pivot at 10:00 shows on the date, Lincoln’s eyelid, and the letters of TRUST. Die Markers: Obverse: A short, diagonal die scratch can be found NE of the 2. A die scratch runs from NW to SE well west of the bowtie. A die scratch runs from NNW to SSE near the bottom front of the vest south of the 1 in the date. The vest is well abraded with numerous other NNW to SSE die scratches. Reverse: A short, vertical die scratch can be found above the right side of the 1st T in STATES. Obverse:

Attribution History

• Discovered by Rod Hostutler Cross References: CONECA: 5-O-V Comments: As a proof variety it is highly unlikely that more than 3,000 specimens of this variety exist, as that is the average die life for a Lincoln cent proof die. Consequently, this variety should be considered to be extremely rare.
• CONECA: 5-O-V Comments: As a proof variety it is highly unlikely that more than 3,000 specimens of this variety exist, as that is the average die life for a Lincoln cent proof die. Consequently, this variety should be considered to be extremely rare.; Wexler Variety ID: 1962 1¢ Pr WDDO-003
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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