1963 Proof Lincoln Memorial Cent - Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-060

Description

Near the top of the current proof-specific DDO catalog for the 1963 Lincoln Memorial Cent, WDDO-060 sits in the rarefied territory where each new entry extends the documented census into previously unexplored portions of the die population. The Wexler Team has been at the forefront of this cataloging effort, and WDDO-060 carries their attribution within the Wexler Doubled Die Files. The doubled image on this die was created during the multi-impression hubbing process at the Philadelphia Mint, where a fractional displacement of the working hub between impressions embedded a secondary obverse design alongside the primary image. Proof dies received chrome plating and polishing after hubbing, but these finishing steps preserved the doubling intact. Collectors examining proof cents from this date should use magnification with controlled lighting, checking the obverse legends, date, and portrait contours for evidence of a secondary image. The coin was struck on a 95% copper and 5% zinc planchet and bears the standard Brenner-Gasparro design.

Cross References

• Wexler Variety ID: 1963 1¢ Pr WDDO-060

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