1970-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-036

Description

Carrying the Large Date designation within the 1970-S Lincoln Memorial cent series, WDDO-036 documents a regular strike die that received doubled hubbing during its preparation at the San Francisco Mint. The 1970-S date holds particular significance for doubled die collectors because San Francisco's dual role — producing both business-strike cents for circulation and proof cents for collector sets — meant that doubled die obverses could appear across both product lines, each with its own hub type. The Large Date hub features the characteristically prominent numeral 7 whose top extends above the neighboring digits, a design detail that itself becomes a canvas for doubled die evidence when hub misalignment superimposes a second 7 impression slightly offset from the first. No cross-references to CONECA, Coppercoins, or other attribution systems have been established, and no confirmed cross-references are known. The WDDO-036 designation applies to both Large Date and Small Date contexts, with each representing a different physical working die prepared from its respective hub — this Large Date entry and its Small Date counterpart share a catalog number but are entirely separate dies with distinct doubling characteristics. For variety specialists, the Large Date regular strike entries occupy a distinct niche from the proof issues, offering the possibility of discovering specimens in circulation-grade condition at modest cost.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Frank Baumann Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1970-S 1¢ WDDO-036
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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