1970-S Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-049

Description

Entered under a proof-explicit title, this listing for WDDO-049 on the 1970-S Lincoln Memorial cent documents a proof Large Date doubled die obverse from the upper reaches of the Wexler catalog. Approaching the fiftieth entry in the WDDO sequence for a single date and mint, this variety exemplifies the extraordinary depth of doubled die documentation for the 1970-S cent — decades of specialist examination cataloging every detectable instance of hub misalignment across proof and business-strike production. The proof Large Date context places this variety within standard proof cent production, where polished dies and planchets preserve hub doubling evidence with maximum surface clarity. No external cross-references to CONECA or other systems have been documented. For proof variety collectors, the higher-numbered WDDO entries represent a frontier where discovery potential intersects with examination difficulty — doubling tends toward subtlety, but proof surface quality provides the contrast needed to detect even narrow spread. Attribution at this depth requires comparison against the specific die marker photographs published for WDDO-049.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Wexler Team

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