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You are viewing the CopperCoins catalog page for 1946S•1DO•005, a documented Lincoln cent die variety. This listing is cataloged as a Doubled Die Obverse, from 1946, and struck at the San Francisco Mint. It is recorded as Class 2 - Distorted Hub Doubling.

It uses the obverse Flat serif G obverse and reverse Wheat reverse design types. Below you will find 1 stage of identification photos and markers, catalog cross references, and reported values for coins minted with this die.

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Pre-attribution image for 1946S•1DO•005

1946S•1DO•005 Class 2 - Distorted Hub Doubling

Die Notes

Nice doubling shows in LIBERTY and the 19 of the date.

Cross references

  • WEXLER: WDDO-008
  • CONECA: DDO-003
  • CRAWFORD: CDDO-001

Value guide

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F12
VF20
EF40
AU50
UNC
ChBU
GemBU
2.00
3.00
5.00
8.00
12.00
18.00
30.00

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Each stage tab below is clickable — it opens more identification photos and marker notes for that stage (A, B, C, and so on). Start on the summary above, then switch tabs to see how the die evolved.

Obverse: Strong die scratches north from the Y of LIBERTY. Die gouge from bottom of R in LIBERTY. Die gouge NW of 1 in date. Reverse is LMDS

Reverse: A light die scratch runs south from the left wheat tip. N/S die scratch inside C of Cent. A die scratch from the bottom of the S of PLURIBUS to the N of ONE. Die gouge inside A in STATES.

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Credit for this coin goes to: Carl Ignatz

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