You are viewing the CopperCoins catalog page for 1968D•1DO•003, a documented Lincoln cent die variety. This listing is cataloged as a Doubled Die Obverse, from 1968, and struck at the Denver Mint. It is recorded as Class 2 - Distorted 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.

1968D•1DO•003

Class 2 - Distorted Hub Doubling

Type: Doubled Die Obverse (DO)
Doubled Dies topic hub
Mint mark type: Pointed Serif-D

Die Notes

A medium spread shows on the motto, and slightly on the date. NOTE: There are a few similar dies that look almost exact. Check mintmark positioning and markers to verify which die you have.

Cross references

None on file.

F12

VF20

EF40

AU50

UNC

ChBU

GemBU

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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: All specimens examined were struck with a misaligned die. A heavy NE-SW die scratch through the 9 of the date. A heavier die scratch runs N-S to the right of the Y of LIBERTY.

Reverse: Numerous NNW-SSE die scratches on the entire reverse. Stronger die scratches from the bottom of the C and from the center of the E of CENT. Reverse is MDS.

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