2015-D Variety WWHO-001

Description

Distinguished from standard doubled die varieties by its origin at the hub level, this 2015 Denver Mint Lincoln Shield Cent carries a Working Hub Obverse designation — meaning the doubling occurred when the master hub impressed the working hub, potentially affecting every working die subsequently produced from that hub. While a doubled die affects only coins struck from one die, a working hub variety can propagate its doubling across multiple dies and vastly more coins. The CONECA classification 2-O-VIII identifies this as Class VIII Tilted Hub Doubling on the obverse — the hub was tilted slightly relative to the die blank during hubbing, producing a spread that varies in magnitude depending on distance from the tilt axis. Lincoln Shield Cents, introduced in 2010 with Lyndall Bass's Union Shield reverse replacing the Lincoln Memorial, represent the current era of cent production, and hub-level varieties on modern coinage are especially prized because improved quality controls make them less frequent. Cross-referenced as CONECA 2-O-VIII and Wexler Variety ID 2015-D 1c WWHO-001, this working hub variety offers collectors a distinct class of doubling on the modern Lincoln Cent.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Carl Musselman Cross References: CONECA: 2-O-VIII
• CONECA: 2-O-VIII; Wexler Variety ID: 2015-D 1¢ WWHO-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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