1960 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-023

Description

Also submitted by Daniel Griffin, WDDR-023 on the 1960 Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof Large Date shares the same doubling characteristics as its catalog neighbor WDDR-022 — light Class II doubling on the U in UNITED, the left Memorial base, and the letters in ONE CENT and the FG designer's initials — but resides on a different working die with its own distinct set of die markers. The parallel doubling characteristics suggest both dies were produced from the same hub during a session where the rotational misalignment persisted across multiple die impressions, a phenomenon that occasionally occurs when a hub is not properly realigned between uses. The die markers that distinguish WDDR-023 from WDDR-022 are critical for correct attribution, as the doubling alone cannot separate the two varieties. Collectors examining potential specimens should carefully document all obverse and reverse die scratches and gouges, then compare against the reference photographs for each listing to determine which specific working die produced the coin. The Proof Large Date designation places this variety in the earlier proof production phase at Philadelphia before the mid-year hub transition, and the approximately 3,000-impression proof die life constrains the total population. Cataloged by the Wexler Team as 1960 1¢ Pr WDDR-023 with no other known cross-references. Very light die gouges show on the upper right edges of the O and D in GOD. A die gouge shows in the field to the right of the D in GOD. Reverse: A die gouge shows left of the upper M of AMERICA. A tiny die scratch runs northwest from the upper right diagonal crossbar of the M in AMERICA. A die gouge shows to the right of the head on Lincoln’s statue.

Attribution History

• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1960 1¢ Pr WDDR-023
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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