1998 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-036

Description

Carrying the Wexler Variety ID 1998 1¢ WDDR-036, this doubled die reverse variety was discovered on a 1998 Lincoln Memorial cent from the Philadelphia Mint. The Wexler cross-reference notes indicate the doubling on this variety is similar to another cataloged variety, suggesting it shares comparable spread direction or affected design elements while differing in the specific die markers or doubling magnitude. The 1998 cent was struck in the copper-plated zinc composition (97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper plating), weighing 2.5 grams at 19 mm diameter, part of the Lincoln Memorial Cents 1959-2008 series. Die hubbing misalignment during the preparation of this reverse die produced visible doubling on elements of Frank Gasparro's Lincoln Memorial design, which served as the cent reverse from 1959 through 2008. The WDDR-036 designation indicates this was the thirty-sixth documented doubled die reverse for the 1998 Philadelphia cent, reflecting the enormous annual mintages that produced hundreds of working die pairs, each with the potential for hub misalignment. Philadelphia struck over 5.0 billion cents in 1998, one of the peak production years for the denomination. The Lincoln Memorial reverse, with its detailed architectural features including columns, steps, the seated Lincoln statue, and surrounding inscriptions, provides a rich array of design elements where hub displacement of varying magnitudes can produce catalogable varieties. Collectors seeking this variety should use the specific die markers documented in the Wexler files to distinguish WDDR-036 from the many other doubled die reverse varieties sharing the 1998 date.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Jessy Gozum Cross References: None known Comments: The doubling on this variety is similar to
• None known Comments: The doubling on this variety is similar to; Wexler Variety ID: 1998 1¢ WDDR-036
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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