1971 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-006

Description

Sixth entry in the Wexler doubled die obverse catalog for the 1971 Lincoln Memorial cent, WDDO-006 carries a single external cross-reference to Crawford CDDO-003, connecting it to John Crawford's independent doubled die attribution system. The Crawford cross-reference provides collectors with a second set of published die marker photographs and attribution criteria against which specimens can be verified — particularly valuable for varieties in the middle range of the catalog where doubling characteristics may be less visually dramatic than the landmark WDDO-001. Philadelphia Mint dies for the 1971 cent date were sunk from hubs through a multi-impression process, and the degree of misalignment between successive impressions determined each variety's doubling strength. WDDO-006's position in the sequence, beyond the well-documented first four entries but before the end of the known catalog, suggests a variety with moderate to subtle doubling characteristics detectable through methodical magnified examination. The 1971 date occupies a notable position in Lincoln cent variety collecting: it produced the famous WDDO-001, and the resulting collector attention directed at 1971 Philadelphia cents contributed to the discovery and cataloging of additional varieties like WDDO-006 that might have remained undetected on dates receiving less scrutiny. For cherry-pickers working through 1971 cents, WDDO-006 represents a secondary target beyond the primary hunt for the major WDDO-001, offering attribution satisfaction for the more patient examiner who inspects coins that lack the dramatic doubling of the headline variety.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Lou Coles Cross References: Crawford: CDDO-003
• Crawford: CDDO-003; Wexler Variety ID: 1971 1¢ WDDO-006
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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