1946-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-007

Description

The gap between WDDO-004 and WDDO-007 in the 1946-S catalog indicates that varieties 005 and 006 were cataloged separately — each Wexler number represents a unique working die regardless of whether every number in sequence has been publicly documented for a given date. WDDO-007 is a doubled die obverse from the 1946-S Lincoln Wheat Cent, struck at San Francisco on the restored bronze composition during the first full postwar year of production. San Francisco's 198,100,000 cents from 1946 represent substantial output, though not quite at the peak levels the facility achieved during the war years. The die production infrastructure that served wartime needs continued to operate at high capacity in 1946, and the number of working dies required for nearly 200 million cents provided ample opportunity for the hub misalignment that creates doubled die varieties. Collectors searching rolls of 1946-S cents for DDO varieties benefit from the date's availability and low cost in circulated condition. Cataloged under Wexler Variety ID 1946-S 1¢ WDDO-007.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1946-S 1¢ WDDO-007
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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