1970-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-041

Description

Forty-first in the Wexler doubled die obverse catalog for the 1970-S Lincoln Memorial cent, this Small Date regular strike entry documents another working die carrying hub doubling from the Small Date hub preparation process. The progression from WDDO-001 through WDDO-041 and beyond represents decades of variety research — each numbered entry reflecting a moment when a collector, dealer, or researcher identified a previously undocumented die, photographed its diagnostics, and submitted it for inclusion in the Wexler catalog. This incremental, community-driven cataloging process has built the 1970-S WDDO list into one of the most extensive for any date in the Lincoln Memorial series. No confirmed cross-references are known. The Small Date regular strike context positions this variety within the business-strike coinage San Francisco produced for circulation — coins struck once at standard pressure from unpolished dies. Business-strike doubled dies differ fundamentally from their proof counterparts in survival and discovery: while proof doubled dies are preserved by collectors from the moment of purchase, business-strike specimens enter daily commerce and many are lost to circulation attrition before their variety status is recognized. The survivors often show moderate to heavy wear, making subtle doubled die features harder to detect and placing greater emphasis on die markers as supplementary attribution tools.

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Wexler Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1970-S 1¢ WDDO-041
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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