2002 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-003

Description

Third entry in the 2002 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial Cent DDR census, WDDR-003 documents a hub displacement on a working die separate from inaugural WDDR-001 and intervening WDDR-002. Early catalog numbers tend to represent the most prominent or earliest-discovered varieties, as researchers typically encounter the most visible examples first before systematic searching uncovers subtler ones. The Memorial reverse's sensitivity to hub doubling derives from its architectural precision: Gasparro's 1959 design reproduces the Lincoln Memorial with sufficient fidelity that each column, step, and inscription provides a measurable reference line for detecting secondary impressions. Die preparation at Philadelphia in 2002 involved manufacturing hundreds of working dies from master hubs, and even small variations in alignment pressure during hubbing could produce the displacement recorded here. Cross-referenced as Wexler Variety ID 2002 1c WDDR-003, this variety belongs to the early census for a year yielding extensive DDR documentation.

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Wexler Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2002 1¢ WDDR-003
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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