2001-D Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-006

Description

Seventh Class VIII listing in the CONECA census for the Lincoln Memorial Cent reverse, designated 7-R-VIII, this 2001-D WDDR-006 carries tilted hub doubling produced when the working hub contacted the die at a slight angular offset during hubbing. By the time the Memorial Cent entered its final decade of production — the reverse would be replaced after 2008 — the design was one of the most scrutinized in American numismatics, and Class VIII doubled dies were being cataloged in volume across multiple dates. The 7-R-VIII designation means six other Class VIII reverse listings had already been documented for Lincoln Memorial Cents before this die was added, illustrating how thoroughly the die variety community has mapped this particular doubling mechanism across the series. On the 2001-D, Denver Mint production was in the billions, and each die pair typically struck tens of thousands of coins before replacement. A tilted hub impression early in the die-making process would carry forward through the die's entire useful life, meaning every coin struck from that die exhibits the same doubling. Attributed by the Wexler Team as 2001-D 1c WDDR-006.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Tony Russo Cross References: CONECA: 7-R-VIII
• CONECA: 7-R-VIII; Wexler Variety ID: 2001-D 1¢ WDDR-006
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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