1953-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-006

Description

Sixth in the Wexler-documented obverse doubled die census for the 1953-D Lincoln wheat cent, WDDO-006 presents an extra eyelid south of the normal eyelid on Victor David Brenner's Lincoln portrait — a diagnostic type that recurs across multiple wheat cent doubled dies where the finely sculpted facial features of the sixteenth president reveal even minimal hub displacement. Denver struck approximately 700.5 million cents in 1953, a substantial Depression-recovery-era mintage that required extensive die usage across the production year. The southward displacement of the secondary eyelid indicates the hub's second impression landed slightly below the primary, creating a distinct parallel line beneath Lincoln's eye that is visible under moderate magnification. The Wexler Team noted that this obverse die also carries a repunched mintmark (RPM) listed in the Wexler RPM files, making WDDO-006 a combination variety where two independently attributable diagnostics — the doubled die obverse and the repunched mintmark — coexist on the same working die. Combination varieties hold particular appeal for collectors because they offer two distinct confirmation points on a single coin, and the convergence of a DDO with an RPM on the same die suggests this particular die experienced multiple preparation anomalies. The cross-reference notation "s:" in the source data indicates additional attribution system listings may exist but were incompletely captured during data migration. Cataloged under Wexler Variety ID: 1953-D 1c WDDO-006, collectors should examine Lincoln's eye area at 10-15x magnification for the secondary eyelid line, then verify the mintmark area for the repunched D to confirm both attributable features on a single specimen.

Attribution History

• s:; Wexler Variety ID: 1953-D 1¢ WDDO-006
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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