1997 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-008

Description

Among at least forty-three doubled die reverses cataloged for the 1997 Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Memorial Cent, WDDR-008 sits in the early portion of what became one of the deepest single-year DDR censuses in the Memorial series. The Memorial reverse — Frank Gasparro's twelve-column facade introduced in 1959 — had proven uniquely responsive to hub displacement over nearly four decades of production, its regular vertical columns and horizontal steps translating even modest misalignment into detectable secondary impressions. The eighth catalog position indicates this variety was among the earlier discoveries on the 1997 date, documented before the census expanded into the higher numbers that would eventually reach at least WDDR-043. Each numbered entry represents a distinct working die that received an imperfect hub impression during die sinking, preserving a unique combination of spread direction, intensity, and affected design elements. Cataloged as Wexler Variety ID 1997 1c WDDR-008 and attributed by the Wexler Team, this variety anchors the first quarter of the 1997 doubled die reverse record.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Leonard Matyjasik Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1997 1¢ WDDR-008
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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