1963 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-035

Description

Attributed by the Wexler Team as WDDO-035, this 1963 Lincoln Memorial Cent doubled die obverse variety emerged from the Philadelphia Mint's massive cent production campaign, during which 754,110,000 business strikes were produced for general circulation. The enormous scale of 1963 cent production meant that the Mint's die shop operated at sustained high capacity, turning out fresh working dies at a pace that inevitably increased the aggregate probability of hubbing anomalies across the total die population. Each doubled die variety represents a unique combination of offset direction, magnitude, and affected design elements, and even among varieties with similar overall spread patterns, the die markers left by individual manufacturing and handling history provide a distinct fingerprint for each die. Collectors should approach identification of WDDO-035 by first locating the doubled design elements under magnification, then confirming the attribution through comparison of die surface features with published reference photographs. The Wexler Variety ID for this entry is 1963 1c WDDO-035, placing it within the comprehensive Wexler Doubled Die Files that serve as one of the hobby's most widely consulted attribution resources. Struck on the standard 95% copper and 5% zinc planchet, the coin carries no mint mark and displays Victor David Brenner's portrait of Abraham Lincoln facing right, with IN GOD WE TRUST arcing above and the date at the lower left, all elements that can exhibit doubling when hub misalignment occurs during die production.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1963 1¢ WDDO-035
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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