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You are viewing the CopperCoins catalog page for 1939P•1DR•003, a documented Lincoln cent die variety. This listing is cataloged as a Doubled Die Reverse, from 1939, and struck at the Philadelphia Mint. It is recorded as Class 2+5+6 - Distorted and Pivoted and Distended Hub Doubling.

It uses the obverse Flat serif G obverse and reverse Wheat reverse design types. 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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Pre-attribution image for 1939P•1DR•003

1939P•1DR•003 Class 2+5+6 - Distorted and Pivoted and Distended Hub Doubling

Die Notes

Extreme extra thickness shows on all outer devices with separation toward center that shows a slight counterclockwise pivot from K5.

Cross references

  • WEXLER: WDDR-016
  • CONECA: DDR-002

Value guide

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F12
VF20
EF40
AU50
UNC
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GemBU
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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: Heavy die scratches criss-cross in front of the throat and beard. Light E-W die scratches show in the hair and in front of the hair above the forehead. Obverse is MDS.

Reverse: Light N-S die scratches show throughout the reverse. die dot shows inside the upper O in OF. A criss-cross die scratch pair forms an X that touches the lower right N of CENT, the upper T of CENT, The T of STATES, and the A of STATES.

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Credit for this coin goes to: Chuck Daughtrey

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