1972 Lincoln Memorial Cent - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-008 / DDO-008

Description

WDDO-008, which VarietyVista numbers DDO-008, is a Class I doubled die obverse on the 1972 Lincoln Memorial cent that Wexler likens to WDDO-002, another Class I doubled die of the date. Both catalogs give it the Cherrypickers number FS-108 (033.58); Wexler writes it FS 01-1972-108. Wexler records a strong clockwise Class I spread on LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, the date and the front of the bust. In obverse stage A a die scratch runs NW to the rim from the upper left of the second T in TRUST, and a small die gouge touches the top left of the crossbar of the first T. In stage B the doubling looks much mushier and only a small remnant of that gouge remains. On the reverse, stage A has a small die gouge just right of the base of the last Memorial column and a die scratch heading SE off the rim over the E of UNITED; in stage B those are gone and a small dot sits inside the bottom of the E in CENT. Albert B. Raddi submitted stage A and John A. Wexler stage B. CONECA lists the die as 8-O-I and Crawford as CDDO-008; its Coppercoins number is 1972P-1DO-008. VarietyVista credits John A. Wexler with the report and describes a medium spread on IN GOD WE TRUST, on LIBER in LIBERTY and on the date. It identifies the obverse as ODV-027a (Not Re-Engraved) and uses marker codes UVC-2291 and DMR-011.

Die Markers

• VarietyVista: UVC-2291; DMR-011

Cross References

• Wexler: 1972 1¢ WDDO-008; VarietyVista: 1972 DDO-008; CONECA: 8-O-I, Cherrypickers: FS 01-1972-108 (033.58), Crawford: CDDO-008, Coppercoins: 1972P-1DO-008

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