1968 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-003

Description

Numbered as the third doubled die obverse for the 1968 Lincoln cent, DDO-003 presents a medium spread on IN GOD WE TRUST that shares the same general class of doubling as DDO-002 but originates from a different working die with its own unique hub doubling imprint. Despite the similar location and magnitude of the spread, DDO-003 is distinguished from its neighbors by its specific die markers — cataloged as UVC-2205 and DMR-004 — and by subtle differences in the exact position, angle, and extent of the doubling on the individual letters of the motto. Each numbered DDO for a given date represents a distinct working die that received a misaligned secondary hub impression during manufacture, and even when two dies show doubling on the same legend in the same general direction, the precise geometry of the displacement differs because no two hubbing errors are identical. For collectors seeking to differentiate between the 1968 DDO varieties, careful comparison of the die markers and the specific letter-by-letter doubling pattern is essential. The 1968 Philadelphia cent carries no mint mark, a continuation of the practice that began with the Lincoln cent series in 1909 and persisted until the P mint mark was added in 2017. Die markers UVC-2205 and DMR-004. Struck on a 3.11-gram, 19mm planchet of 95% copper and 5% zinc at the Philadelphia Mint.

Die Markers

• UVC-2205; DMR-004

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