You are viewing the CopperCoins catalog page for 1940S•1DR•003, a documented Lincoln cent die variety. This listing is cataloged as a Doubled Die Reverse, 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•1DR•003
Class 6 - Distended Hub Doubling
- Type: Doubled Die Reverse (DR)
- 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
Light extra thickness from the upper left wheat stalk half way through the motto.
Cross references
None on file.
Value guide
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Obverse: Short but heavy die gouges show at the base of the bust in the shoulder fold. A die scratch runs E-W through the hair. A short but heavy die gouge runs SE from the rim toward the W of WE. Date and mintmark are shown for mintmark position. Obverse is MDS.
Reverse: Light N-S die scratches show in the right half of the design.
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Credit for this coin goes to: Chuck Daughtrey