You are viewing the CopperCoins catalog page for 1942S•1DO•001, a documented Lincoln cent die variety. This listing is cataloged as a Doubled Die Obverse, from 1942, and struck at the San Francisco Mint. It is recorded as Class 4 - Offset Hub Doubling.
It uses the obverse Flat serif G obverse and reverse Wheat reverse design types. Below you will find 2 stages of identification photos and markers, catalog cross references, and reported values for coins minted with this die.
1942S•1DO•001 Class 4 - Offset Hub Doubling
- Type: Doubled Die Obverse (DO)
- Doubled Dies topic hub
- Design types
- Mint mark type: Trumpet-tail S
- Obverse design type: Flat serif G obverse
- Reverse design type: Wheat reverse
Die Notes
Nice doubling shows on the 19 of the date, the eyelid, LIBERTY and IN GOD. Some lighter doubling shows on TRUST. This die is also a repunched mintmark and is identified as 1942S-1MM-001 (coupled with FS-301). Old CPG# 018.94
Cross references
- WEXLER: WDDO-001
- CONECA: DDO-001
- FIVAZ/STANTON: FS-101
- NGC: VP-001
Value guide
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Obverse: None noted on the specimen examined.
Reverse: None noted on the specimen examined. Reverse is EDS.
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Credit for this coin goes to: D. Yost
Obverse: The die dot under the mintmark is more obscure.
Reverse: Short die scratches run east from the lower first S of STATES. Reverse is MDS.
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Credit for this coin goes to: Steve Traugott
