1947 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-005

Description

Medium spread on the 9 of the date, the bowtie, ear, eye, and TRU of TRUST identifies this 1947 Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent as the fifth documented doubled die obverse for this post-war date. VarietyVista assigns die markers UVC-3328 and DMR-008, with Stage A showing both obverse and reverse in Early Die State, while Stages B (MDS) and C (LDS) remain unconfirmed. The distribution of affected elements — spanning from the date at the lower right through facial features at the center to TRUST at the upper right — traces the path of the hub displacement across the obverse die face. The doubling on Lincoln's bowtie, ear, and eye is particularly diagnostic because these three-dimensional portrait elements amplify even small hub shifts into visible spread, while the medium spread on TRU of TRUST provides additional confirmation in the inscription. The 1947 Lincoln Cent was struck during the early post-war era as the American economy transitioned from wartime production, with Philadelphia producing approximately 190.6 million cents. Five doubled die obverses documented for 1947 is a moderate count reflecting the steady but not extraordinary production volumes of the late 1940s. The combination of spread across both the portrait and the inscription makes DDO-005 identifiable through multiple diagnostic points, enhancing attribution confidence for collectors examining Wheat Cents from this transitional period.

Die Markers

• UVC-3328
• DMR-008
• Stage A:
• Obverse and Reverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Richard Miller
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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