2012 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-003

Description

Bearing the Wexler designation 2012 1c WDDR-003, this Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Shield Cent doubled die reverse documents a hub misalignment that left visible doubling on the reverse design. The Lincoln Shield Cent, introduced in 2010 as the permanent successor to four 2009 bicentennial reverses, features a union shield symbolizing Abraham Lincoln's preservation of the nation — a bold geometric design replacing Frank Gasparro's Lincoln Memorial reverse after its fifty-year run from 1959 through 2008. The shield's clean vertical lines, horizontal bands, and the ONE CENT scroll provide multiple reference elements where hub displacement can manifest as detectable secondary impressions. As the third doubled die reverse cataloged for 2012 Philadelphia cents, WDDR-003 belongs to the early years of Shield Cent variety research, when attributors were establishing the baseline census for a design still new enough that its full range of hub doubling characteristics remained under active exploration.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Tanner Scott Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2012 1¢ WDDR-003
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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