1997 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-016

Description

Positioned in the middle tier of the 1997 Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Memorial Cent DDR census, WDDR-016 represents the sixteenth reverse die confirmed to carry hub doubling from that year's production. The gap between WDDR-009 and WDDR-016 — with six intervening entries — documents additional dies discovered between these two, revealing how the catalog grows as researchers examine newly surfaced coins and submit their findings for attribution. The Lincoln Memorial reverse's architectural precision makes it an ideal subject for doubled die research: the twelve evenly spaced columns, the horizontal entablature, the steps, and the seated Lincoln figure all serve as reference elements where secondary hub impressions can be measured against primary design positions. By the sixteenth entry, the 1997 census had already established this date as unusually productive for reverse doubled dies, a status that would be reinforced as the catalog eventually expanded past the fortieth entry. Cataloged as Wexler Variety ID 1997 1c WDDR-016 and attributed by the Wexler Team.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Steve Young Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1997 1¢ WDDR-016
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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