1964 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-045

Description

Extending the 1964 Philadelphia doubled die obverse catalog to its forty-fifth entry, WDDO-045 is a business strike variety from the Mint's record output of 2,648,575,000 Lincoln cents. The continued discovery of new WDDO numbers for this date — now approaching fifty — underscores both the scale of 1964 die production and the persistence of variety researchers who systematically examine large quantities of uncirculated cents to identify previously unknown hub doubling patterns. Each new variety represents a distinct working die that received a misaligned secondary hubbing impression during manufacture, creating a doubled image in the die steel that was faithfully transferred to every coin struck from that die. No specific die markers, cross-references, or detailed doubling descriptions have been published for WDDO-045 beyond the Wexler catalog listing. Attribution depends entirely on matching the specific doubling spread — its direction, magnitude, and the design elements affected — against published reference photographs. Cross-referenced as Wexler Variety ID: 1964 1¢ WDDO-045 and attributed by the Wexler Team. Collectors pursuing the higher-numbered WDDO varieties for 1964 should focus on acquiring high-grade uncirculated examples from original bank-wrapped rolls, where the full die detail is preserved and subtle doubling has not been diminished by circulation wear. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint on a 95% copper, 5% tin-zinc planchet weighing 3.11 grams at 19mm diameter.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Keith Christenson C ross References: None known
• Wexler Variety ID: 1964 1¢ WDDO-045
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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