2019 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-013

Description

Cataloged by the Wexler Team as 2019 1¢ WDDO-013 and cross-referenced as Coppercoins 2019P-1DO-008, this Lincoln Shield Cent exhibits moderate extra thickness on the date with slight thickening also visible on LIBERTY — a hub doubling pattern where the secondary impression slightly enlarged the affected design elements rather than creating clearly separated secondary images. The cross-reference notes that the original WDDO-016 was found to be a duplicate of this die and has been merged into this listing — a revision history detail that illustrates the ongoing refinement of doubled die catalogs as new evidence emerges and suspected distinct dies are confirmed to be the same working die examined from different specimens. Obverse die markers include a die crack running north-northwest from the front of the eyebrow through the forehead and three small die gouges on the lower front of the vest southwest of the 2 in the date. The reverse carries a die crack running south-southwest from the lower left of the O in ONE. The forehead die crack's linear path through the portrait provides a strong attribution marker that can be checked quickly under low magnification. The Lincoln Shield Cent was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 2019 in copper-plated zinc composition (97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper) weighing 2.50 grams with a 19.05 mm diameter. Victor David Brenner's obverse portrait continues its unbroken run since 1909, while the Shield reverse designed by Lyndall Bass features a Union shield with thirteen vertical stripes. The merger of WDDO-016 into this listing demonstrates the careful detective work involved in maintaining die variety catalogs, where multiple submissions of the same die from different specimens must be reconciled.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Robert L. Adams III Cross References: Coppercoins: 2019P-1DO-008 Comments: The original WDDO-016 was found to be a duplicate of this die, and has been added to this listing.
• Coppercoins: 2019P-1DO-008 Comments: The original WDDO-016 was found to be a duplicate of this die, and has been added to this listing.; Wexler Variety ID: 2019 1¢ WDDO-013
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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