1937 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-013

Description

Cataloged by VarietyVista as DDO-013, this 1937 Lincoln Wheat Cent doubled die obverse shows a medium spread on IN GOD WE TRUST and a light spread on the 937 of the date. The obverse die is identified by die marker codes UVC-1382 and DMR-016. Die stage documentation tracks three states: Stage A is Early Die State, confirmed by a die gouge west from the lower W of WE on the obverse, with the reverse also in EDS. Stage B is Mid Die State, though unconfirmed in current records. Stage C is Late Die State, also unconfirmed. The Stage A die gouge west of the lower W is the most reliably documentable marker for early-stage attribution. The 1937 Lincoln Wheat Cent was struck at Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco, with Philadelphia examples lacking a mintmark. Hub doubling on Wheat Cent obverses during the 1930s frequently affects IN GOD WE TRUST and the date, the two legend areas most susceptible to Class I and Class II spreading. Collectors seeking this variety should cross-reference the UVC-1382 and DMR-016 codes in VarietyVista attribution records.

Die Markers

• UVC-1382
• DMR-016
• Stage A:
• Die gouge West from lower W of WE – EDS
• Reverse is EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Gary Darlington
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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