2001 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-002

Description

Assigned the second doubled die obverse designation for the 2001-P Lincoln Memorial Cent, WDDO-002 adds to the extensive catalog of die varieties documented across the Memorial reverse era spanning 1959 through 2008. The Lincoln cent's small diameter and high production volume at the Philadelphia Mint created abundant opportunities for hubbing anomalies, as working dies were produced in large quantities to sustain the billions of cents struck annually. Doubled die obverse varieties on Lincoln cents affect Victor David Brenner's iconic 1909 portrait of Abraham Lincoln, one of the longest-running designs in American coinage. The 2001 production year fell during a period when the United States Mint was simultaneously managing the 50 State Quarters program, which may have influenced die production schedules across denominations. Cross-referenced as Wexler Variety ID: 2001 1c WDDO-002. Collectors searching for this variety should examine LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, and the date for signs of doubling, using die markers to confirm the specific WDDO attribution. The Lincoln Memorial Cent series has yielded hundreds of doubled die varieties across its fifty-year production run.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Joseph Koelling Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2001 1¢ WDDO-002
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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