You are viewing the CopperCoins catalog page for 1940P•1DO•004, 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. 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•004
Class 6 - Distended Hub Doubling
- Type: Doubled Die Obverse (DO)
- Doubled Dies topic hub
- Design types · Design Varieties
- Obverse design type: Flat serif G obverse
- Reverse design type: Wheat reverse
Die Notes
Moderate extra thickness shows on the date and LIBERTY. The doubling on this variety is not as strong as that found on 1940P-1DO-003.
Cross references
None on file.
Value guide
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Obverse: SW-NE die scratches show all around the upper part of the design above the hair and around the motto.
Reverse: Old NW-SE die scratches show in the N of CENT and in the N of ONE. Reverse is LMDS.
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Credit for this coin goes to: Chuck Daughtrey