1982 Variety WWHO-001

Description

Distinguished from standard doubled die varieties by its origin at the working hub stage rather than the working die stage, WWHO-001 represents a form of doubling with potentially far-reaching implications for the 1982 Philadelphia Zinc Large Date cent. When doubling occurs on a working hub, every working die produced from that hub inherits the same doubled impression — meaning that multiple dies, and therefore potentially many more coins, can display the variety compared to a single doubled die. The Wexler Team cataloged this as the first (and currently only) doubled working hub obverse for the 1982 cent, making it a numismatically significant entry in the 1982 variety census. The Zinc Large Date designation places this coin within the post-transition composition stream, struck from copper-plated zinc planchets (2.5 grams) using the large date punch style. The 1982 production year saw unprecedented complexity at the Philadelphia Mint, with four distinct cent subtypes being produced as the facility transitioned from bronze to zinc planchets mid-year. No cross-references to other attribution systems have been identified. Attribution by Wexler Team; Wexler Variety ID: 1982 1¢ WWHO-001.

Attribution History

• s:; Wexler Variety ID: 1982 1¢ WWHO-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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