1997-D Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-011

Description

Eleventh among the documented doubled die reverses for the 1997 Denver Mint Lincoln Memorial Cent, WDDR-011 continues a sequence illustrating how prolific a single date can be for variety production when struck in sufficient volume. The Wexler attribution system assigns each new WDDR number based on confirmed unique die identification — a process requiring the submitter to demonstrate through die markers, doubling characteristics, or both that the specimen could not have originated from any previously listed die. This vetting ensures catalog integrity even as the number of known varieties grows. The Lincoln Memorial Cent's reverse architecture lends itself to doubling detection because the memorial's columns, steps, and inscriptions provide straight reference lines against which any displacement becomes geometrically measurable. For collectors, assembling even a partial set of 1997-D DDRs offers an affordable pursuit within the Lincoln Cent variety specialty. Cataloged by the Wexler Team under Wexler Variety ID 1997-D 1c WDDR-011, this variety belongs to the last full decade of Memorial Cent production before the 2009 Bicentennial redesign concluded the series.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Steve Young Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1997-D 1¢ WDDR-011
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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