2006-D Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002

Description

Attributed by the Wexler Team, this second cataloged doubled die reverse for the 2006 Denver Mint Lincoln Memorial Cent displays doubling on the left side of the seventh Memorial column to the right of the statue's legs — a precise location within the Lincoln Memorial reverse design that requires careful examination under magnification to identify. The doubling manifests as a secondary shadow or displacement of the column detail, indicating that the reverse hub impressed the die at a slightly shifted position during one of the hubbing operations required to create the working die. Die markers for attribution include an obverse with no significant markers noted and a reverse bearing a small die gouge to the right of the bottom of the D in UNITED, along with another small die gouge to the right of the lower last column. These die-specific markers serve as fingerprints that confirm a coin was struck from the specific die pair carrying the WDDR-002 doubling, rather than from another die with potentially similar but distinct characteristics. Cross-referenced under Wexler Variety ID: 2006-D 1-cent WDDR-002 with no additional known cross-references, this variety was produced in the final years of Frank Gasparro's Lincoln Memorial reverse, which served from 1959 through 2008 before being replaced by the four bicentennial reverse designs of 2009 and subsequently the Union Shield reverse in 2010. The columnar architecture of the Memorial reverse, with its twelve columns and detailed stylobate, provided numerous design elements where subtle hub doubling could manifest.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Tony Russo Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2006-D 1¢ WDDR-002
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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