1947 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001

Description

Primary doubled die reverse for the 1947 Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent, DDR-001 exhibits medium spread on both wheat ears — especially the right — and parts of E PLURIBUS UNUM, creating a variety with clear diagnostic features visible under standard attribution magnification. Cataloged by VarietyVista with tracking codes UVC-1754 and DMR-006, three die stages document the die's working life: Stage A shows both the reverse and obverse at Early Die State, Stage B at MDS (unconfirmed), and Stage C at LDS (unconfirmed). The confirmed EDS at Stage A establishes the earliest known state of this die's production, before significant wear or secondary die markers accumulated. Victor David Brenner's Wheat Cent reverse, with its paired wheat ears featuring fine parallel internal lines, serves as one of the most effective canvases for detecting hub doubling in the Lincoln Cent series — the wheat stalks amplify even small hub displacements through their repetitive linear geometry. The asymmetric emphasis on the right wheat ear suggests the hub shifted in a direction that produced greater displacement on the right side of the design. Philadelphia produced approximately 190 million cents in 1947 during the postwar period, a year when the national economy was transitioning from wartime to peacetime production patterns. DDR-001 as the primary listing carries particular weight in the variety catalog hierarchy.

Die Markers

• UVC-1754
• DMR-006
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Delma K. Romines
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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