1989 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-014

Description

Reassigned from its original WDDR-021 catalog position to WDDR-014 during the same renumbering event triggered by the discovery of two doubled working hubs for 1989, this variety (Wexler variety ID 1989 1¢ WDDR-014) is cross-referenced as Crawford CDDR-006 in the Crawford doubled die catalog. The Crawford cross-reference provides an independent verification pathway for this variety, linking the Wexler attribution to a parallel cataloging system maintained by a separate researcher. The seven-position reassignment from WDDR-021 to WDDR-014 reflects the scale of the renumbering that occurred when hub-level doubling was distinguished from die-level doubling across the 1989 reverse census. Like the other reassigned varieties in this group, WDDR-014's repositioning documents an important moment in Lincoln cent variety research when the understanding of the 1989 doubled die population was fundamentally revised. The Crawford CDDR-006 designation remained stable through the renumbering, as the Crawford system was organized independently of the Wexler sequence. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint on copper-plated zinc planchets (97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper) at 2.5 grams and 19mm.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Joseph Koelling Cross References: Crawford: CDDR-006 Comments: This variety was previously listed as WDDR-021. It was reassigned to fill the holes created by the discovery of two different doubled working hubs for the reverse of the 1989 cents.
• Crawford: CDDR-006 Comments: This variety was previously listed as WDDR-021. It was reassigned to fill the holes created by the discovery of two different doubled working hubs for the reverse of the 1989 cents.; Wexler Variety ID: 1989 1¢ WDDR-014
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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