1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-023

Description

DDO-023 on the 1943 Lincoln Wheat Cent is catalogued by VarietyVista under die pair UVC-3322, DMR-037. The 1943 Lincoln Cent was struck in zinc-coated steel rather than bronze, as copper was diverted to wartime production needs. The obverse exhibits a light spread on LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST. Die state progression covers three documented stages: Stage A is Early Die State; Stage B advances to a state defined by a die crack down the lapel of Lincoln's coat, a die crack on the forehead, and a die clash visible at the throat and at the front of the date — evidence that the obverse and reverse dies struck each other without a planchet, transferring clash marks near the throat and date area; Stage C is Late Die State. The die clash at the throat in Stage B is a particularly unusual diagnostic given the proximity to the portrait. Cross-reference: VarietyVista DDO-023, UVC-3322, DMR-037.

Die Markers

• UVC-3322
• DMR-037
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Light die crack down lapel to rim – MDS
• Light die on forehead above eyebrow
• Die clash at throat and in front of date
• Reverse is EDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Wexler
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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