1946-S Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-009

Description

When a single date and mint combination yields a DDR catalog extending to fourteen or more entries, as the 1946-S Lincoln Wheat Cent does, the depth of documentation reveals sustained research effort by variety specialists. This WDDR-009 is part of that extensive record, representing the ninth doubled die reverse variety cataloged by the Wexler Team for the San Francisco Mint's 1946 cent production. A catalog of this size for an S-mint date is notable because San Francisco's lower mintage relative to Philadelphia and Denver means proportionally fewer dies were used, yet dedicated researchers have still identified well over a dozen distinct doubled die reverses. Cross-referenced as Wexler Variety ID: 1946-S 1¢ WDDR-009. Attributed by the Wexler Team. The breadth of the 1946-S WDDR catalog speaks to both the thoroughness of modern die variety research and the genuine frequency with which hub misalignment occurred during mid-century die production, even at a facility operating at comparatively modest output levels.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1946-S 1¢ WDDR-009
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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