1993-D Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-003

Description

Formerly WDDR-012 in the pre-reclassification numbering, this variety was reassigned to WDDR-003 after the wavy steps declassification that restructured the 1993-D doubled die reverse catalog, and it carries the Crawford cross-reference CDDR-005. The Crawford system, maintained independently from the Wexler listings, provides a stable reference number that was unaffected by the Wexler renumbering — a valuable anchor for collectors and dealers who cataloged their holdings before the reclassification and needed a consistent identifier to bridge the old and new numbering schemes. The demotion of wavy steps from doubled die status to trail die status was not unique to the 1993-D date — it reflected a broader methodological refinement across the entire Wexler catalog where the attribution team drew a sharper mechanical distinction between hub doubling (misalignment during the die-making hubbing process) and die displacement effects (mechanical shifting of a finished die during installation or press operation). For collectors, the practical significance is that the current WDDR-003 is confirmed as a genuine hub doubling variety — its secondary design elements were imparted during die manufacture rather than through post-production displacement — and the Crawford CDDR-005 cross-reference provides independent corroboration. Struck at Denver on copper-plated zinc planchets, 2.5 grams, 19mm, plain edge.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Joseph Koelling Cross References: Crawford: CDDR-005 Comments: This variety was previously listed as WDDR-012. It was reassigned to help fill the gaping holes in the listings that were created when the “wavy steps” varieties were declassified as doubled die varieties.
• Crawford: CDDR-005 Comments: This variety was previously listed as WDDR-012. It was reassigned to help fill the gaping holes in the listings that were created when the “wavy steps” varieties were declassified as doubled die varieties.; Wexler Variety ID: 1993-D 1¢ WDDR-003
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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