1936 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-011

Description

Light spread on the right wheat stalk defines this eleventh cataloged doubled die reverse for the 1936 Lincoln Wheat Cent — a date from the heart of the Great Depression era when Lincoln cents circulated heavily and surviving high-grade specimens are proportionally scarce. Cataloged by VarietyVista under UVC-1357 with die marker reference DMR-024, three die stages document the die's progression. Stages A, B, and C for Early, Mid, and Late Die State all remain unconfirmed, suggesting this variety may be challenging to study across its full die life. Victor David Brenner's wheat ears reverse, with its paired stalks framing ONE CENT and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, provided the iconic backdrop for Lincoln cents from 1909 through 1958. Doubling on the right wheat stalk — where the fine parallel lines of the stalk's detail amplify even light hub displacement — offers a subtle but verifiable attribution point. Eleven documented DDRs for 1936 reflects the thorough examination this common-date Wheat Cent has received, confirming that die variety research extends well beyond key dates into high-mintage issues where numerous die pairs generated diverse varieties.

Die Markers

• UVC-1357
• DMR-024
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Frank Baumann
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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