1941-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-006

Description

VarietyVista catalogs this San Francisco Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent variety as UVC-3456 with die marriage record DMR-025, documenting light spread and extra thickness on E PLURIBUS UNUM, the upper wheat ears, and the stems on the reverse. The doubling affects multiple design elements across different areas of the reverse, indicating a hub shift that impacted a broad zone rather than a localized region. Three die stages are recorded: Stage A captures the reverse in Early Die State paired with an obverse carrying MMS-004 (Trumpet Tail mintmark style) also in Early Die State; Stage B reaches Mid Die State (unconfirmed); and Stage C enters Late Die State (unconfirmed). The Trumpet Tail mintmark designation (MMS-004) describes a distinctive S mintmark style where the lower serif extends outward in a trumpet-like flare — a mintmark style diagnostic that adds attribution depth beyond the doubled die classification alone. The 1941-S cent was struck at the San Francisco Mint during the pre-Pearl Harbor period of 1941, before American entry into World War II dramatically altered Mint operations and alloy compositions. San Francisco's 1941 cent mintage of approximately 92.4 million coins was substantial, and DDR-006 represents one of the doubled die reverses identified among this output. The pairing of a doubled die reverse with a Trumpet Tail mintmark obverse creates a compound attribution opportunity where both the obverse mintmark style and the reverse hub doubling can be independently confirmed, providing collectors with two distinct diagnostic pathways for attributing this variety.

Die Markers

• UVC-3456
• DMR-025
• Stage A:
• Reverse EDS
• Obverse is MMS-004 (Trumpet Tail) – EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by James Wiles
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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