2008-D Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-007

Description

Produced at the Denver Mint during the final year of Frank Gasparro's Lincoln Memorial reverse, this 2008-D cent WDDR-007 captures a doubled die reverse from the very last generation of dies to carry the iconic colonnade design that had graced the cent since 1959. A doubled die reverse occurs when the hub and die are misaligned during successive impressions in the die-making process, transferring a doubled image into the working die. The Memorial reverse's intricate architectural detail — columns, statue, stairs, and interior elements — makes even small misalignment detectable as extra lines or shifted structures. Cross-referenced as Coppercoins 2008D-1DR-004 and Wexler Variety ID 2008-D 1¢ WDDR-007, this variety benefits from dual cataloging across independent attribution resources. The 2008-D was struck in copper-plated zinc composition, and as the final year of a fifty-year design run, it carries added significance for collectors assembling comprehensive Memorial cent doubled die sets. The Coppercoins cross-reference provides a supplementary identification pathway for variety specialists using that catalog.

Attribution History

• Discovered by David Mulberry Cross References: Coppercoins: 2008D-1DR-004
• Coppercoins: 2008D-1DR-004; Wexler Variety ID: 2008-D 1¢ WDDR-007
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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