1989 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-016

Description

The fourth and final reassigned variety in the 1989 WDDR renumbering sequence, WDDR-016 (Wexler variety ID 1989 1¢ WDDR-016) was originally cataloged as WDDR-025 before being moved to its current position following the discovery of two doubled working hubs for this date. It is cross-referenced as Crawford CDDR-009, the highest Crawford number among the four reassigned varieties, indicating it was cataloged later in the Crawford system as well. The nine-position reassignment from WDDR-025 to WDDR-016 represents the largest single shift among the four renumbered varieties (WDDR-018 to 013, WDDR-021 to 014, WDDR-023 to 015, WDDR-025 to 016), reflecting how the revised understanding of hub-level versus die-level doubling compressed the numbering sequence more dramatically at the higher end. Together, the four reassigned varieties — WDDR-013 through WDDR-016 — form a coherent group within the revised catalog, each carrying Crawford cross-references that anchor them to an independent attribution framework. 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-009 Comments: This variety was previously listed as WDDR-025. 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-009 Comments: This variety was previously listed as WDDR-025. 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-016
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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