You are viewing the CopperCoins catalog page for 1940S•1DO•002, a documented Lincoln cent die variety. This listing is cataloged as a Doubled Die Obverse, from 1940, and struck at the San Francisco 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.
1940S•1DO•002
Class 6 - Distended Hub Doubling
- Type: Doubled Die Obverse (DO)
- Doubled Dies topic hub
- Design types · Design Varieties
- Mint mark type: Small-S
- Obverse design type: Flat serif G obverse
- Reverse design type: Wheat reverse
Die Notes
Nice extra thickness on the date and LIB of LIBERTY with lighter extra thickness and some separation seen on the motto. This die is coupled with 1940S-1DR-006.
Cross references
- WEXLER: WDDO-002
- CONECA: DDO-002
Value guide
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Obverse: A die crack across the head and into the field. This crack terminates under the U of TRUST. A long die scratch runs south from the E of LIBERTY.
Reverse: Reverse is identified as 1940S-1DR-006. Reverse is MDS.
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Credit for this coin goes to: Bob Piazza