1998 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-029

Description

Attribution within the 1998-P Lincoln Memorial Cent doubled die reverse series depends on hub marker analysis, as the underlying doubling across many cataloged dies is broadly similar. For WDDR-029, examination of the Lincoln Memorial reverse confirms: the hub marker above the N in UNUM is not visible; the hub markers at the top of Memorial bays 7 and 8 are not visible; and the roof hub markers are not visible — the standard marker-absent profile shared by the majority of 1998-P DDR varieties outside of WDDR-011. The 1998 Lincoln Memorial Cent was a high-mintage Philadelphia issue struck on copper-plated zinc planchets, mandated since 1983. The Memorial reverse design — with its regular structural bays, roof cornice, and inscriptions — provides a useful reference surface for hub marker mapping that makes these varieties attributable despite the absence of strongly differentiating doubling characteristics. Cataloged in the Wexler files as 1998 1 cent WDDR-029. No other cross-references are known.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Jim Hair Cross References: None known Comments: The hub marker above N in UNUM is not visible. The hub markers at the top of memorial bay 7 and 8 are not visible. The roof hub markers are not visible.
• None known Comments: The hub marker above N in UNUM is not visible. The hub markers at the top of memorial bay 7 and 8 are not visible. The roof hub markers are not visible.; Wexler Variety ID: 1998 1¢ WDDR-029
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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