1985-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001

Description

Cataloged by the Wexler Team as 1985-D 1¢ WDDO-001, this doubled die obverse on the Denver Mint Lincoln Memorial cent displays a spread towards the center visible on the date, IN GOD WE TRUST, and the lower right portion of Lincoln's bust. The doubling pattern — consistently displaced toward the coin's center — is characteristic of a hub doubling event where the working die received a secondary impression slightly offset from the first. Cherry-pickers should focus on the date numerals and the motto letters, where the spread manifests as notching or shelf-like extra thickness along the design elements. A diagnostic die gouge between the center of the bust base and the rim on the obverse confirms attribution to this specific die. No other cross-references have been established for this variety to date. Struck on copper-plated zinc planchets composed of 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper, weighing 2.5 grams and measuring 19mm, from Denver's 1985 mintage of 5,648,489,887 cents — a production volume ensuring that undiscovered examples almost certainly remain in circulation hoards.

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Wexler Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1985-D 1¢ WDDO-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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