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You are viewing the CopperCoins catalog page for 1959P•1DO•001, a documented Lincoln cent die variety. This listing is cataloged as a Doubled Die Obverse, from 1959, and struck at the Philadelphia Mint. It is recorded as Class 2 - Distorted Hub Doubling. Below you will find 2 stages of identification photos and markers, catalog cross references, and reported values for coins minted with this die.
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1959P•1DO•001

Class 2 - Distorted Hub Doubling

Die Notes

Medium extra thickness on the date with separation showing on the 59. Early die states show minor doubling on LIBERTY. Old CPG# 22.2

Cross references

  • WEXLER: WDDO-001
  • CONECA: DDO-001
  • FIVAZ/STANTON: FS-101
  • CRAWFORD: CDDO-001
  • NGC: VP-001

Value guide

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F12
VF20
EF40
AU50
UNC
ChBU
GemBU
5.00
8.00
12.50
25.00
80.00
100.00
150.00

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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: NW-SE die scratches through LIBERTY and the date. Two stronger scratches from the W & E of WE to the top of the head.

Reverse: Numerous N-S die scratches through the roof area and into the upper central memorial bays. A die scratch runs north from inside the C of CENT. Reverse is MDS.

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Credit for this coin goes to: Bob Piazza