1997 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-009

Description

Immediately following WDDR-008 in the Wexler catalog, this 1997 Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Memorial Cent WDDR-009 records a separate hub displacement event on a different reverse die. Sequential catalog numbers on the same date and mint confirm that hub alignment issues affected multiple dies during the 1997 production run, each capturing its own unique combination of doubling class, spread direction, and intensity. The hubbing process — pressing a master hub into a working die blank to transfer the design in intaglio — demands precise alignment, and even minor variations in positioning between impressions produce the secondary images that define doubled die varieties. For cherry-pickers examining 1997 Philadelphia cents, the distinction between WDDR-008 and WDDR-009 lies in die-specific characteristics: direction and degree of spread, which design elements show the strongest doubling, and the unique die markers that each working die develops during its production life. Cataloged as Wexler Variety ID 1997 1c WDDR-009 and attributed by the Wexler Team, this variety illustrates how systematic die examination builds a census one discovery at a time.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Leonard Matyjasik Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1997 1¢ WDDR-009
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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