1999-D Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-029

Description

A slanted bar extending from the bottom of the hand to just below the knee to the left of the statue on the sixth column identifies this 1999 Denver Mint Lincoln Memorial Cent doubled die reverse. The extra bar of metal adjacent to the Lincoln statue within the Memorial is a visually distinctive diagnostic that stands out under moderate magnification. Attributed by the Wexler Team under Wexler Variety ID 1999-D 1c WDDR-029, and cross-referenced as CONECA 1-R-VIII and Coppercoins 1999D-1DR-006. The triple cross-referencing across CONECA, Coppercoins, and Wexler catalogs reflects the thoroughness of die variety documentation for late-1990s Lincoln Cents. The CONECA Class VIII designation indicates tilted hub doubling as the mechanism. The Lincoln Memorial reverse, designed by Frank Gasparro, features the detailed architectural elements of the Memorial including its columns and the small statue of Lincoln visible between them — elements that provide sensitive indicators of die doubling. Twenty-nine documented doubled die reverses for the 1999-D date demonstrates the intensive variety research applied to Denver Mint cents during this production period. Die Markers: Obverse: Die chips are present left of the date and mint mark. Die chip between the U and S of TRUST. Die chip above U in TRUST. Reverse: Die chip above the M of AMERICA. Die chip well above and to the right of the G of FG. Die scratch at rim to the left of the memorial base.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Steve Young Cross References: CONECA: 1-R-VIII, Coppercoins: 1999D-1DR-006
• CONECA: 1-R-VIII, Coppercoins: 1999D-1DR-006; Wexler Variety ID: 1999-D 1¢ WDDR-029
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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