1970 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-017

Description

Closing out the Wexler doubled die obverse catalog for the 1970 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial cent at the seventeenth entry, WDDO-017 represents the final documented DDO variety in this attribution sequence — a remarkable endpoint underscoring the 1970-P cent's status as one of the most variety-dense dates in the Lincoln Memorial series. No cross-references to CONECA or Coppercoins exist, with documentation residing exclusively within the Wexler system. Seventeen Wexler-attributed DDOs for a single date-and-mint combination is exceptional, exceeded by only a handful of other Lincoln cent dates. The conditions driving this concentration — multi-impression hubbing technology, enormous production volume, and hub alignment tolerances permitting slight shifts — combined with particular intensity during this period of Philadelphia Mint operations. For collectors who have worked through the preceding sixteen varieties, WDDO-017 completes the set while leaving open the possibility of additional undiscovered varieties in the vast surviving 1970-P population.

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Wexler Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1970 1¢ WDDO-017
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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