1970-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-045

Description

Large Date partner to the Small Date WDDO-045, this entry documents the corresponding working die from the 1970-S Large Date hub carrying analogous doubled hubbing. Where the Small Date version presents doubling against the backdrop of uniformly aligned, lower-profile numerals, the Large Date version sets its doubling against the hub's signature tall 7, which can alter the visual prominence of doubling in the date area. No confirmed cross-references are known. The 1970-S Large Date cent saw substantially greater production than the Small Date variety, meaning more working dies were prepared from the Large Date hub and correspondingly more opportunities existed for hubbing misalignments to occur. This production volume differential helps explain why the WDDO catalog includes both hub types at so many catalog numbers: the Large Date's higher die consumption generated more doubled dies in absolute terms, while the Small Date hub contributed its own distinct subset reflecting the same manufacturing variability. For variety collectors building date-specific sets, the parallel Large Date and Small Date entries offer a structured framework for systematic collecting — pursuing both hub types across each WDDO number creates a matrix of target varieties that can organize and motivate ongoing cherry-picking through 1970-S cent populations.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Brian Ribar Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1970-S 1¢ WDDO-045
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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