1961 Doubled Working Hub Obverse WWHO-002

Description

Preceding WWHO-003 in the catalog sequence, WWHO-002 represents the second documented working hub obverse doubling for the 1961 Philadelphia Jefferson nickel. Light spread on GOD WE TRUST mirrors the same affected region as its companion hub variety, but the two originate from separate hub-to-hub transfer events, each producing its own lineage of working dies with inherited doubling. The Wexler Team assigned this cross-reference as Wexler Variety ID: 1961 Working Hub Obverse 2 (WWHO-002). Philadelphia's 1961 nickel output reached approximately 73.6 million pieces during an era of stable coinage demand before the dramatic mintage surges of the mid-1960s. Distinguishing WWHO-002 from WWHO-003 requires attention to the precise angle and magnitude of the spread on the GOD WE TRUST letters, as each hub doubling event produces a unique directional signature even when affecting the same design elements. Working hub doubling occupies a distinct tier in the die variety hierarchy — positioned between master die doubling (which affects all coinage from a design era) and working die doubling (which affects only coins from a single die). The WWHO classification tells specialists that this variety's doubling is reproduced across every die sunk from the affected hub, potentially making it more common in circulation than a single-die variety.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1961 Working Hub Obverse 2 (WWHO-002)
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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