1959 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-012
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Description
Designated WDDR-012, this 1959 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial cent exhibits a close spread towards the center on the designer's initials, accompanied by light extra thickness on USA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, and ONE CENT. First-year Memorial reverse doubled dies hold particular significance for variety specialists, and this entry rewards patient searching with its subtle but confirmable doubling. On the obverse, a die scratch running southwest to northeast below the front of the chin provides a key diagnostic, while a die crack runs down the back of the bust and exits to the rim at approximately 7:00. The reverse is rich with attribution aids: a small die gouge northeast of the designer's initials, numerous die scratches running mostly southwest to northeast through E PLURIBUS UNUM, and additional scattered die scratches throughout the reverse field. These extensive reverse die markers make WDDR-012 one of the more readily identifiable doubled die reverses among 1959 cent varieties.
Die Markers
- Obverse: A die scratch runs SW/NE below the front of the chin. A die crack runs down the back of the bust and out to the rim at about 7:00. Reverse: A small die gouge can be found NE of the designer’s initials. Numerous die scratches run mostly SW/NE through EPU. Other die scratches can be found throughout the reverse.
Attribution History
- Discovered by Wexler Team