2005 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001

Description

Holding the distinction of being the very first cataloged doubled die reverse for the 2005 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial Cent, WDDR-001 occupies a foundational position in the year's variety census. The number-one Wexler designation is reserved for the earliest confirmed DDR from a given date and mintmark, meaning this was the initial discovery that opened what became an extensive list of 2005-P attributions. The Lincoln Memorial reverse, designed by Frank Gasparro and produced from 1959 through 2008, features the twelve-columned facade, a tiny seated Lincoln statue, and surrounding legends — elements that generated hundreds of cataloged doubled die varieties across the series' fifty-year span. The 2005 Philadelphia cent was among the final Memorial reverse issues, produced four years before the 2009 Bicentennial designs replaced it. No significant die markers have been noted on either side, placing the attribution burden on identifying the specific doubling that distinguishes this die from dozens of subsequent WDDR entries. First-cataloged varieties carry historical significance within the attribution community as the discoveries that initiate a year's research.

Die Markers

• Obverse: None significant. Reverse: None significant.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Wexler Team

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