You are viewing the CopperCoins catalog page for 1940P•1DO•006, 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•006
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
Light extra thickness shows in the date, on LIBETY, and on the E of WE.
Cross references
None on file.
Value guide
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Obverse: Heavy die scratches criss-cross through the upper design. N-S die scratches show in the last half of LIBERTY.
Reverse: A heavy die crack runs from the rim to the center of the left wheat stalk. A light die crack runs from the M of UNUM to the tip of the right wheat lines. Reverse is MDS.
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Credit for this coin goes to: Chuck Daughtrey