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1954-S 1¢ WDDO-001 "Best Of" Variety Description: A nice Class II spread towards the center shows on the letters of IN GOD WE TRUST. Die Markers: Obverse Stage A: Circular die scratches around outer obverse. Obverse Stage B: Die scratches weaker. Die chip in upper 4. Obverse Stage C: Die scratches gone. Two die cracks on the forehead and a die crack down the shoulder to the rim. Obverse Stage D: Numerous north to south die scratches in front of and behind the bust. Die cracks are heavier. Reverse Stage A: Die gouge below 2nd S of STATES. Die scratch through center of OF. Reverse Stage B: Die abraded. Die scratch WNE to ESE through lower TED of UNITED. Reverse Stage C: 2nd Reverse – Two die scratches WSW from bottom of 1st S in STATES. Reverse Stage D: 3rd Reverse – Die scratch lower UNITED. Submitted By: John A. Wexler Cross References: CONECA: 1-O-II, Coppercoins: 1954S-1DO-001
1954-S 1¢ WDDO-002 1954-S 1¢ WDDO-003
Description: A bar shows under the horizontal bar of
the 4, with a vertical bar present inside the 4. Top curve of 5 is slightly doubled below the
curve.
Die Markers: Obverse:
Stage A: Short die scratch
southwest from the upper left I in IN.
Die scratch connects upper O and D in GOD. Strong die scratches parallel to the rim
below the bust. Die gouge northwest from
the upper end of the 9 in the date. Stage
B: Die scratches at IN and GOD
abraded away. Die crack across the base
of the bust above V.D.B. Reverse: Stage A: Die gouges (dots) are present between the
upper D in UNITED and S in STATES. Die
gouge (dot) below bottom right N in CENT.
Short, heavy diagonal die scratch between the right wheat and rim to the
right of the top kernel. Stage B: Well abraded die. Die scratch between right wheat and rim
nearly gone.
Submitted By: Stage A: Eric Axtell, Stage B: John A Wexler
Cross References: CONECA: 4-O-VIII, Coppercoins: 1954S-1DO-004
Stage A:
1954-S 1¢ WDDO-004 1954-S 1¢ WDDO-005 1954-S 1¢ WDDO-006
Description: An eyelid shows
closely to the south.
Die Markers: Obverse: Circular die scratches around most of the outer
obverse. Heavy die gouge under the bust
right of D in V.D.B. A clash is present
at the neck. The mint mark is extremely
close to the tip of the 5 in the date.
Reverse: An early die
crack/pre-die crack impression is present in the outer left wheat grains. Die scratches run NE/SW throughout much of
the reverse. Several short, heavy die
scratches are present in NUM in UNUM.
Submitted By: Brian Ribar
Cross References: None known
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