1993-D Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-006

Description

Distinguished by a triple cross-reference — Coppercoins 1993D-1DR-005, Crawford CDDR-008, and Wexler WDDR-006 (formerly WDDR-015) — this 1993-D Lincoln cent doubled die reverse enjoys verification from three independent attribution authorities, an unusually thorough level of confirmation for a modern cent variety. The Coppercoins designation places it within James Wiles's Lincoln cent die variety reference, the Crawford number locates it in Billy G. Crawford's overlay-based DDR analysis, and the Wexler listing positions it within the system that most variety collectors use as their primary reference. When three separate attributors working with different methodologies — visual comparison, photographic overlay, and direct die examination — all confirm the same variety, the result is a high-confidence attribution that leaves little room for debate over the variety's legitimacy. The renumbering from WDDR-015 to WDDR-006 during the wavy steps reclassification followed the same pattern that affected the entire 1993-D WDDR series, with legitimate doubled dies migrating downward to fill slots vacated by declassified wavy steps varieties. The existence of the Coppercoins cross-reference also means this variety predates the reclassification event, having been independently cataloged before the Wexler numbering changed. Struck at Denver on copper-plated zinc planchets, 2.5 grams, 19mm, plain edge.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Louis Schaeffer Cross References: Coppercoins: 1993D-1DR-005, Crawford: CDDR-008 Comments: This variety was previously listed as WDDR-015. 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.
• Coppercoins: 1993D-1DR-005, Crawford: CDDR-008 Comments: This variety was previously listed as WDDR-015. 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-006
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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