1970-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-036

Description

Counterpart to the Large Date entry sharing the same WDDO-036 designation, this Small Date regular strike variant documents a separate working die prepared from the 1970-S Small Date hub that also received misaligned secondary hubbing. The existence of paired Large Date and Small Date entries under a single WDDO number reflects the cataloging convention used when both hub types produce doubled dies with analogous characteristics — though the physical dies are entirely distinct, their doubling patterns share enough similarity in class, direction, or magnitude to warrant a shared catalog number with hub-type differentiation. The Small Date hub's defining feature — a date configuration where the tops of all four digits align more uniformly and the 7 sits lower — provides the baseline geometry against which hub doubling is measured. No confirmed cross-references are known. The 1970-S Small Date cent commands a premium over the Large Date in uncirculated grades even without errors, making any doubled die on the Small Date hub potentially more valuable than its Large Date equivalent simply because of the underlying coin's desirability. For cherry-pickers, this means careful examination of 1970-S Small Date cents can yield both variety attribution value and base-coin premium — a combination that makes the Small Date hub varieties particularly rewarding targets.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Frank Baumann Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1970-S 1¢ WDDO-036
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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