1998-D Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-021

Description

A bar extending from the hand to the lower leg on the seventh column of the Memorial building characterizes WDDR-021 on the 1998 Denver Mint Lincoln Memorial Cent. This raised bar, created by hub doubling that displaced a vertical architectural element, spans the figure zone of the seventh column where the seated Lincoln statue's hand and lower leg bracket the diagnostic. Cross-referenced as Coppercoins 1998D-1DR-006 and cataloged under Wexler Variety ID 1998-D 1¢ WDDR-021, this variety focuses on a single well-defined architectural element of the Memorial facade. The seventh column places this diagnostic in the right-center section of the building, positioned near the seated Lincoln figure visible between the central columns. Frank Gasparro's Memorial reverse, produced from 1959 through 2008, provides a columned design where hub doubling creates secondary impressions on geometric vertical elements. The bar from the hand to the lower leg covers the mid-section where statue and architecture intersect. The dual Wexler and Coppercoins attributions confirm established recognition for this Denver Mint Memorial Cent variety. Die Markers: Obverse: A die chip can be found below the R of LIBERTY. Reverse: A die chip can be found to the east of the lower S of PLURIBUS. A die chip can be found well east of the dot after UNUM. A die chip can be found touching the upper right side of the last memorial column.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Steve Young Cross References: Coppercoins: 1998D-1DR-006
• Coppercoins: 1998D-1DR-006; Wexler Variety ID: 1998-D 1¢ WDDR-021
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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