1940 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-003

Description

DDR-003 on the 1940 Lincoln Wheat Cent is catalogued by VarietyVista under die pair UVC-1443, DMR-008. The reverse exhibits a light spread on E PLURIBUS UNUM. Die state progression covers three documented stages: Stage A is Early Die State; Stage B — the most diagnostically rich stage — shows a die gouge running north from the upper left wheat ear through the E of the motto, a die gouge running north from the upper right wheat ear, and an obverse at Early Middle Die State; Stage C advances to Late Die State. The two separate die gouges at the upper wheat ears in Stage B are among the most precisely located markers in the VarietyVista documentation for this die, providing reliable attribution anchors independent of the motto doubling. The 1940 Lincoln Wheat Cent was struck in bronze at the Philadelphia Mint. Cross-reference: VarietyVista DDR-003, UVC-1443, DMR-008.

Die Markers

• UVC-1443
• DMR-008
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Die gouge North from upper Left wheat through E of E PLURIBUS UNUM to rim – MDS
• Die gouge North from upper Right wheat
• Obverse is EMDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Marshall Cochran
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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