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You are viewing the CopperCoins catalog page for 1938P•1DR•002, a documented Lincoln cent die variety. This listing is cataloged as a Doubled Die Reverse, from 1938, and struck at the Philadelphia Mint. It is recorded as Class 2 + 6 - Distorted and Distended Hub Doubling. Below you will find 1 stage of identification photos and markers, catalog cross references, and reported values for coins minted with this die.
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1938P•1DR•002

Class 2 + 6 - Distorted and Distended Hub Doubling

Die Notes

Strong extra thickness shows on all outer devices with some separation showing on UNUM and the wheat stems.

Cross references

  • WEXLER: WDDR-001
  • CONECA: DDR-001
  • CRAWFORD: CDDR-001

Value guide

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F12
VF20
EF40
AU50
UNC
ChBU
GemBU
5.00
8.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
35.00

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Each stage tab below is clickable — it opens more identification photos and marker notes for that stage (A, B, C, and so on). Start on the summary above, then switch tabs to see how the die evolved.

Obverse: A die scratch runs north from the nose and another shows next to the eye. A die scratch inside the lower B of LIBERTY. A die break between the B and E of LIBERTY.

Reverse: Die scratches around the left wheat tip. A long die scratch to the west of the right wheat stalk.

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Credit for this coin goes to: Steve Traugott