2017 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-015

Description

Fifteenth doubled die obverse documented for the 2017 Philadelphia Lincoln Shield Cent, extending what has become one of the most prolific single-date DDO populations in the modern cent series. Attributed by the Wexler Team under Wexler Variety ID: 2017-P 1¢ WDDO-015, this variety lacks additional cross-references from CONECA or other independent attribution services. The high DDO count for 2017-P cents likely reflects both the enormous mintage — Philadelphia produced approximately 3.9 billion Shield Cents that year — and the increased scrutiny that modern varieties receive from an active community of die variety researchers equipped with high-magnification digital imaging tools. Each WDDO number represents a distinct working die that received misaligned hub impressions during the sinking process, and distinguishing WDDO-015 from its fourteen predecessors requires careful comparison of spread direction, affected design elements, and unique die markers on both obverse and reverse.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 2017-P 1¢ WDDO-015
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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