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This page was last updated on June 19, 2010. Copyright Notice: All photos on this website are copyright © 2009 by John A. Wexler unless otherwise noted. They may not be reproduced or used in any way without written permission. The obverse design used on the 2010 Lincoln cents is the same obverse that was used on the Lincoln cents when they were introduced in 1909. The target area for doubled dies on this design is the area around the bottom of Lincoln's ear, the ERTY of LIBERTY, and the date. 2010 marks the introduction of a new reverse design for the Lincoln cent. The reverse bears an image of a union shield with the denomination ONE CENT on a scroll across the lower shield and the inscription E PLURIBUS UNUM across the top of the shield. Thirteen vertical stripes on the lower shield represent the original 13 states. The target area would include the horizontal bar running across the upper shield above the vertical stripes, the central most vertical stripes, and the top of the scroll. While the entire obverse and reverse should be examined, the indicated target areas are where you are most likely to find doubled die doubling. If you have any 2010 Lincoln cent doubled die varieties that are not shown on this page, we would love to add them to our files. Go to the Collector Resources page to find the guidelines for submitting coins for attribution. In the following listings the person listed as "Submitted By" is the person who sent the coin for listing in the Wexler Doubled Die Files. It is not necessarily the person who originally discovered the variety.
2010 1¢ WDDO-001 Description: Extra thickness shows on the letters of LIBERTY. Notched corners can be found on the upper left ERTY. Die Markers: Obverse Stage A: A small die gouge can be found below and between the I and B of LIBERTY. A small die gouge can be found midway between the centers of the N of IN and the G of GOD. A short, vertical die gouge can be found midway between the tops of the E of WE and the 1st T of TRUST. A short, vertical die gouge can be found between the tops of the W and E of WE. A die crack runs from SW to NE through the hair on the upper back of the head ending at the top of the head below WE. A die chip can be found on the lower end of the die crack. A die chip can be found on the top of the head below WE. A die crack runs from WNW to ESE through the hair above the forehead. A die crack runs NW through the eyebrow into the forehead. Obverse Stage B: Two additional die chips can be found on the die crack running from SW to NE through the hair. The new die chips are found near the top of the head. Reverse Stage A: A small die gouge can be found to the right of the top of the D in UNITED. A die gouge can be found SSW of the O in OF. A small die gouge can be found between the M and E of AMERICA. Reverse Stage B: Same as Stage A. Submitted By: Marilyn Keeney Cross References: Coppercoins: 1DO-001 Comments: This variety also displays the die anomaly known as “trails” on the reverse. Trails extend from the upper letters of USA. The variety is listed as 2010P-1DER-001T in Robert H. Neff’s Trail Die Files.
Extra thickness and significant notching show on the letters of LIBERTY on 2010 1¢ WDDO-001. Compare with the same letters on a "normal" 2010 cent in the next photo.
The letters on this normal 2010 cent do not show the extra thickness or the notching seen on the upper left corners of the letters. 2010 1¢ WDDO-002 Description: Extra thickness shows on the letters of LIBERTY. Notched corners can be found on the upper left ERTY. It is very similar to 2010 1¢ WDDO-001, but the notching on the upper left R and T is not as strong on this variety. Die Markers: Obverse: A light die scratch runs from WSW to ENE above the RTY of LIBERTY. A small die gouge can be found south of the S in TRUST. A small die chip can be found midway up the vertical bar of the T in LIBERTY. A curving die scratch runs from the lower front of the throat to the underside of the beard. Reverse: A short die crack runs NNE from the top point of the shield. A pre-die crack depression can be found at the right end of the scroll to the right of the top of the T in CENT. A die scratch runs from west to east below the scroll under the N of CENT. Submitted By: Louis Schaeffer Cross References: 1DO-002
2010-D 1¢ WDDO-001 Description: Extra thickness shows on the letters of LIBERTY with the strongest spread most apparent on the vertical bars of the TY and the upper left branch of the Y. Die Markers: Obverse: A die gouge can be found between the tops of the I and N of IN. A small die gouge (dot) can be found above the left side of the E in LIBERTY. Reverse: A small die gouge (dot) can be found to the left of the U in UNITED. Submitted By: Noel Okay Cross References: None known
This is the extra thickness seen on the RTY of LIBERTY for 2010-D 1¢ WDDO-001. Compare with the next photo showing normal thickness to those letters.
This photo shows normal thickness to the RTY of LIBERTY on a 2010 cent. Go to: | ||
