1989-D Doubled Working Hub Reverse WWHR-002

Description

Cataloged under Wexler variety ID 1989-D 1¢ WWHR-002, this is the second doubled working hub reverse documented for the 1989 Denver Lincoln Memorial cent. Like WWHR-001, this variety carries doubling imparted at the hub level rather than the individual die level, meaning the affected working hub transferred its doubled design to every working die it produced. The existence of two separate WWHR varieties for a single date and mint suggests that at least two different working hubs used in 1989-D cent die production carried detectable doubling — each creating its own family of working dies, all sharing the same hub-level anomaly but differing in their individual die markers and states. Doubled working hub varieties occupy an important but sometimes overlooked position in the variety hierarchy: they are more widely available than single-die doubled dies because multiple dies carry the same doubling, yet they are less widely known because the WWHR classification requires specialized understanding of the Mint's die-making chain from master hub through working hub to working die. For the 1989-D cent specifically, the documentation of two WWHR varieties alongside multiple WDDO and WDDR entries reveals a date rich in both hub-level and die-level doubling anomalies from the Denver Mint's production. Struck on copper-plated zinc planchets (97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper) at 2.5 grams and 19mm.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Various individuals Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1989-D 1¢ WWHR-002
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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