1957-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-011

Description

Planning for the Lincoln Memorial reverse was already underway within the United States Mint when Denver's presses were striking the 1957-D cent — making this issue and the subsequent 1958-D the final Denver Mint coins to carry Brenner's original wheat ear reverse. Collectors specifically seek 1957-D varieties as penultimate-year pieces, the numismatic equivalent of a closing chapter in a narrative that began when the Lincoln Cent debuted in 1909. WDDO-011 is the eleventh doubled die obverse cataloged for the 1957-D, documenting another working die that received a misaligned secondary hub impression during die manufacture at a facility still operating at billion-coin-per-year capacity. The Wexler attribution system assigns this variety its permanent catalog identifier, enabling precise reference by collectors, dealers, and grading services. Wheat Cent enthusiasts who value end-of-era significance find in the 1957-D doubled dies a convergence of production scale, historical context, and variety collecting depth. Cataloged under Wexler Variety ID 1957-D 1¢ WDDO-011.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1957-D 1¢ WDDO-011
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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