1963-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-014

Description

Documented under the Wexler Variety ID 1963-D 1c WDDO-014, this Doubled Die Obverse variety of the 1963-D Lincoln Memorial Cent adds to the remarkably deep census of die-production anomalies from a year when Denver's output approached 1.8 billion cents. The depth of that census is itself a reflection of the collector community's sustained interest in Lincoln cent doubled dies — a field of study that has attracted dedicated researchers since the discovery of the landmark 1955 Doubled Die Obverse made doubled dies a mainstream collecting category. For 1963-D specifically, the combination of enormous mintage and the multi-impression hubbing process in use during the era created a fertile environment for variety creation, and the work of attributors like the Wexler Team has assembled a catalog that now spans well beyond twenty entries. WDDO-014 was produced when the working hub and die blank were fractionally misaligned during one of the impressions required to create the die, leaving a permanent doubled image on the finished die that was then reproduced on every cent it struck. No additional cross-references beyond the Wexler catalog are currently known for this variety. Precise attribution requires magnification of at least 7x and comparison of the observed doubling and die markers — scratches, gouges, cracks, and polish lines unique to this die — against published reference images and descriptions. The coin was struck at the Denver Mint on a 95% copper and 5% zinc planchet, featuring Brenner's obverse design of Abraham Lincoln and Gasparro's Lincoln Memorial reverse.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1963-D 1¢ WDDO-014
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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