2009-S Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002

Description

Cataloged under the Wexler system as 2009-S 1¢ Pr EC WDDR-002, this proof Lincoln Bicentennial Cent carries hub doubling on its reverse — the "Early Childhood" design by Richard Master and Jim Licaretz depicting a young Abraham Lincoln reading on a log outside his childhood cabin in Kentucky. Proof cents from the San Francisco Mint in 2009 were struck in copper-plated zinc composition on polished planchets with specially prepared dies, producing mirror-like fields that amplify the visibility of even subtle doubled die characteristics. No independent cross-references beyond the Wexler designation have been established for this variety, placing attribution entirely within the Wexler Team framework. The 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial program issued four distinct reverse designs celebrating the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth, each representing a different phase of his life, and the Early Childhood reverse — first in the sequence — became a particularly fertile ground for die varieties given the complexity of the cabin scene and surrounding foliage. Hub doubling on this design can manifest across the log cabin structure, the tree canopy, the log on which young Lincoln sits, or the inscription elements, with each WDDR number representing a unique working die that received its own distinct misalignment during manufacture. Examination under 7x to 10x magnification against proof-quality reflective fields provides optimal conditions for confirming the doubling signature that distinguishes WDDR-002 from normal proof specimens and from the other cataloged reverse doubled dies in this series.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Eric Axtell Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2009-S 1¢ Pr EC WDDR-002
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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