You are viewing the CopperCoins catalog page for 1940P•1DO•001, a documented Lincoln cent die variety. This listing is cataloged as a Doubled Die Obverse, from 1940, and struck at the Philadelphia Mint. It is recorded as Class 6 - 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.
1940P•1DO•001 Class 6 - Distended Hub Doubling
- Type: Doubled Die Obverse (DO)
- Doubled Dies topic hub
- Design types
- Obverse design type: Flat serif G obverse
- Reverse design type: Wheat reverse
Die Notes
Nice extra thickness shows on date and LIBERTY. Reverse is another class 6 doubled die and is identified as 1940P-1DR-001.
Cross references
- WEXLER: WDDO-002
- CONECA: DDO-002
Value guide
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Obverse: Light E-W die scratches show through WE. Light NW-SE die scratches show under and through the last half of LIBERTY. Light N-S die scratches show to the left of the date. Obverse is MDS.
Reverse: A number of light die scratches show all over the reverse. Of note are some light N-S die scratches through the C of CENT. A light crescent shaped die gouge shows under the M of UNUM. Reverse is MDS.
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Credit for this coin goes to: Lew Saxton
