2017 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-012

Description

Twelfth doubled die obverse in the prolific 2017 Philadelphia Lincoln Shield Cent DDO sequence, attributed by the Wexler Team as Wexler Variety ID: 2017-P 1¢ WDDO-012. Hub misalignment during the die sinking process imparted visible doubling on obverse design elements — though as with many higher-numbered DDOs, the spread is likely subtle enough to require magnification above 5x for reliable detection. No cross-references from CONECA, COPICS, or other independent variety organizations have been established for this attribution. The 2017 Philadelphia cent mintage of roughly 3.9 billion pieces required hundreds of individual obverse dies throughout the year. Statistical modeling suggests that hub alignment errors occur on a small but consistent percentage of dies, and when mintage is this high, the absolute number of doubled dies entering circulation increases correspondingly. Precise die marker documentation — currently not recorded for WDDO-012 — remains essential for distinguishing this variety from adjacent numbers in the sequence.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 2017-P 1¢ WDDO-012
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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