2018-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001

Description

As the first cataloged doubled die obverse for the 2018 Denver-mint Lincoln Shield Cent, WDDO-001 (Wexler Variety ID: 2018-D 1-cent WDDO-001) establishes the baseline DDO entry for this date-mint combination. The Wexler Team documented this variety with no additional cross-references known, confirming it as a standalone attribution in the current catalog. The DDO-001 designation for any date-mint carries inherent collector interest because it represents the primary doubled die variety — typically the most dramatic or earliest identified — for that particular issue. Victor David Brenner's obverse design, featuring Abraham Lincoln's right-facing portrait with LIBERTY to the left, IN GOD WE TRUST below, and the date and mintmark at the lower right, provides the standard diagnostic framework for Lincoln cent DDO attribution. Hub doubling can manifest on any of these design elements depending on the specific direction and magnitude of the hub-to-die misalignment during manufacture. The 2018-D cent was struck at the Denver Mint in copper-plated zinc composition (97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper) at 2.5 grams and 19.05 mm diameter, with Lyndall Bass's Union Shield reverse featuring the E PLURIBUS UNUM scroll. Modern Denver Mint cent production generates substantial working die populations, and the identification of at least one DDO variety for the 2018-D confirms that hub misalignment events occur with regularity across contemporary Lincoln cent production cycles.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Ryan Wood Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2018-D 1¢ WDDO-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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