You are viewing the CopperCoins catalog page for 1953P•1DO•001P, a documented Lincoln cent die variety. This listing is cataloged as a Doubled Die Obverse, from 1953, struck at the Philadelphia Mint, and as a proof issue. It is recorded as Class 2 + 6 - Distorted and 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.
1953P•1DO•001P
Class 2 + 6 - Distorted and Distended Hub Doubling
- Type: Doubled Die Obverse (DO)
- Doubled Dies topic hub
- Proof
- Design types · Design Varieties
- Obverse design type: Flat serif G obverse
- Reverse design type: Wheat reverse
Die Notes
Very nice doubling shows toward the center of the coin on the first three digits of the date. Old CPG # 021.7
Cross references
- WEXLER: WDDO-001
- CONECA: DDO-001
- FIVAZ/STANTON: FS-101
Value guide
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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.
- A die scratch runs across the shoulder and a heavy but small die gouge shows beneath the shoulder fold
- A number of small die scratches and gouges show where the hair meets the forehead
- A patch of E to W die scratches shows around the tee of scent
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Credit for this coin goes to: Chuck Daughtrey