1964-D Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-023

Description

Cataloged by the Wexler Team as WDDR-023 (Wexler Variety ID: 1964-D 1¢ WDDR-023), this doubled die reverse variety extends the already substantial DDR listing for the 1964-D Lincoln Memorial Cent into territory that reflects the enormous scale of die production at the Denver Mint that year. With 3,799,071,500 cents struck at Denver in 1964 — a record single-mint output for the denomination, driven by the national coin shortage that had disrupted commercial activity across the country — thousands of reverse working dies were manufactured through the standard multi-impression hubbing process. Each reverse die received the Lincoln Memorial design from the working hub in a series of hydraulic press operations, and any fractional displacement of the hub between impressions permanently embedded a secondary design image in the die steel. WDDR-023 preserves one such hubbing anomaly from the Denver production line. Collectors seeking to confirm attribution should consult the Wexler reference photographs for the specific doubling pattern, as varieties in this higher-numbered range may display subtler spread than the early catalog entries and require careful examination under magnification. The 1964-D cent holds additional numismatic significance as the last Denver Mint Lincoln cent to bear the "D" mint mark before the 1965-67 suspension enacted to discourage speculative coin hoarding. Struck on a 95% copper and 5% tin-zinc planchet weighing 3.11 grams at 19mm diameter.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1964-D 1¢ WDDR-023
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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