1964-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-021

Description

Documented by the Wexler Team with no additional cross-references known, the 1964-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-021 (Wexler Variety ID: 1964-D 1¢ WDDO-021) is a variety that currently stands without independent attribution from other major variety cataloging organizations such as CONECA or Coppercoins. This status is not unusual for varieties in the higher-numbered ranges of prolific dates — the 1964-D cent's record-setting Denver Mint production of 3,799,071,500 pieces generated such a large number of working dies that the catalog of doubled die varieties continues to expand as new discoveries are reported and authenticated. Each obverse die was manufactured through the standard multi-impression hubbing process, receiving the Lincoln portrait, legends, and date from the working hub in a series of hydraulic press operations. A slight displacement of the hub between any two of these impressions produced the characteristic secondary design image that defines a doubled die variety. WDDO-021 records one such event from the Denver Mint's 1964 die production. The absence of additional cross-references suggests that this variety may have been first identified and cataloged by the Wexler Team, or that it has not yet been independently confirmed and assigned numbers by other attribution services. Collectors seeking this variety should consult the Wexler reference photographs for the specific doubling pattern and any die-specific markers that differentiate it from adjacent catalog entries. The coin was struck on a 95% copper and 5% tin-zinc planchet during the last year that Denver-minted cents bore the "D" mint mark before the 1965-67 suspension.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Ed Fletcher Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1964-D 1¢ WDDO-021
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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