1997-D Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002

Description

WDDR-002 on the 1997-D Lincoln Memorial Cent is a doubled die reverse produced by die hubbing misalignment. Cross-referenced as Crawford CDDR-004; Wexler Variety ID: 1997-D 1¢ WDDR-002. The 1997-D cent was struck at the Denver Mint on copper-plated zinc planchets — the composition in use since 1982 — with a mintage near 4.6 billion pieces. The Lincoln Memorial reverse, designed by Frank Gasparro and used from 1959 through 2008, presents multiple inscriptions and architectural elements that serve as the visual canvas for doubling attributions. The Crawford CDDR-004 cross-reference places this variety in the Coppercoins system, confirming its recognition across more than one major variety catalogue. Denver Mint Lincoln Memorial Cent doubled die reverses from the 1990s represent an active area of variety collecting, as the high mintages of the era produced numerous working dies with cataloguable hubbing anomalies. WDDR-002 is one of the documented DDR varieties for this date and mint combination in the Wexler and Crawford references.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Joseph Koelling Cross References: Crawford: CDDR-004 Comments: We would welcome the opportunity to photograph a higher grade specimen of this variety. If you are fortunate enough to find one, we would appreciate hearing from you.
• Crawford: CDDR-004 Comments: We would welcome the opportunity to photograph a higher grade specimen of this variety. If you are fortunate enough to find one, we would appreciate hearing from you.; Wexler Variety ID: 1997-D 1¢ WDDR-002
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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