1942-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-002

Description

An extremely strong spread to the north shows on the eagle’s beak, the entire wreath, the first T and second S in STATES, under the arrows, and the underside of the inner feathers as they near the outer wing feathers.Die Markers: Obverse: A die crack runs east through the hair at the top of the head. A die crack runs across the base of the bust and into the lower ribbon. A die scratch runs ESE from the lower T in LIBERTY. A die scratch runs SW from the lower I in LIBERTY. Reverse: A die crack runs down the eagle’s right wing.Submitted By: Jim LaffertyCross References: CONECA: 1-R-IV, Cherrypickers: FS-25-1942D-801 (016), Breen: #4316 Obverse: Several die scratches run NE from the upper right of the 4 in the date. A die crack runs across the base of the bust. A SW/NE die crack can be found in the forehead. A die crack runs east from the top of the forehead into the hair. An E/W die crack can be found in the hair above the forehead. Reverse: A die gouge runs NE from the lower right of the E in UNITED. A die scratch runs SE from the leave above the R in QUARTER. A die crack runs east from the back of the eagle’s head. A die crack runs down the eagle’s right wing. A die crack runs from the S in PLURIBUS into the upper left wing.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Ralph Huntzinger Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1942-D 25¢ WDDO-002
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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