You are viewing the CopperCoins catalog page for 1949S•1DO•002, a documented Lincoln cent die variety. This listing is cataloged as a Doubled Die Obverse, from 1949, and struck at the San Francisco Mint. It is recorded as Class 3 - Design Hub Doubling.
It uses the obverse Flat serif G obverse and reverse Shallow N, with VDB 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.
1949S•1DO•002 Class 3 - Design Hub Doubling
Class 3 (design hub doubling). This die was hubbed from two different design hubs. CopperCoins catalogs the resulting engraving under Flat serif G obverse / Shallow N, with VDB using design types (ODT / RDT). See the nine classes article for how Class 3 differs from a normal doubled die.
- 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: Shallow N, with VDB
Die Notes
A medium spread on the 194 of date. This variety shows a blunt top 4 over pointed top 4 in date. This die also exhibits a repunched mintmark identified as 1949S-1MM-013. This die is known to be difficult to obtain, especially in mint state grades.
Cross references
- WEXLER: WDDO-001
- CONECA: DDO-002
Value guide
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Obverse: A series of N-S die scratches through the RTY of LIBERTY to the back of the coat. A die gouge (dot) to the east of the last T in TRUST.
Reverse: Light die scratches inside the C of CENT. Reverse is MDS.
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Credit for this coin goes to: Michael Roberts
