1930-S 1¢ WDDO-001         "Best Of" Variety

Description:  A very nice Class V CCW spread from a pivot at 4:00 shows on IGWT and LIBERTY.

Die Markers:  Obverse Stage A:  A die gouge (dot) shows on the vest to the right of the center fold.  A very short die gouge juts from the underside of the top of the 3 in the date.  OBverse Stage B:  Very short die scratches extend north from the tops of the letters in LIBERTY.  Obverse Stage C:  A die crack runs from the center of the 3 in the date east to the top of the 0, looping around the top of the 0, and then extending east to the rim.  Reverse Stage A:  A long die scratch extends SSW through the upper left I and the lower right R of AMERICA well into the field ending to the left of the tip of the right wheat stem.  A die scratch extends SSW from the N in UNUM.  A die scratch runs SSW from the top right E of ONE.  These two die scratches intersect to form a “V” just to the right of the center horizontal bar of the E of ONE.  Reverse Stage B:  A new reverse die was paired with this obverse.  Light NNW to SSE die scratches can be found between the last S of PLURIBUS and the first U of UNUM.  Reverse Stage C:  A die crack extends from the right wheat ear to the rim at about 3:30.

Submitted By:  Stage A: Brian Ribar, Stage B: Whaden Curtis, Stage C: Russ LeBeau

Cross References:  CONECA: 1-O-V, Breen: #2119, Coppercoins: 1930S-1DO-001

Comments:  The CONECA listing for this variety suggests that there may also be a Stage D with additional die markers.  CONECA’s listing includes additional die cracks that can be found on both the obverse and the reverse.  If anyone has a specimen showing the additional markers, we would love to see the coin so that we can add this additional stage to our listing.

Stage A

The strongest spread to the doubling on this variety is found on the word IN.

Nice doubling still shows on the G and O of GOD.  The spread decreases significantly on the remaining letters of IN GOD WE TRUST.

The spread is readily visible on the letters of LIBERTY where it decreases as you move from left to right.  The strongest spread is found on the L.

Stage A shows this long die scratch on the reverse.

The die scratch from the N of UNUM and from the top of the E in ONE intersect to form a “V”.  These are also Stage A die markers.

Stage B

These die scratches from the upper letters in LIBERTY are markers for Stage B.  Photo by John Bordner.

Stage B has a new reverse which shows these die scratches between the S of PLURIBUS and the first U of UNUM.  Photo by John Bordner.

Stage C

Stage C can be identified by this die crack through the 3 and 0 of the date.  Photo by John Bordner.

Look for this die crack from the right wheat ear to the rim on Stage C specimens.  Photo by John Bordner.

1930-S 1¢ WDDO-002

Description:  An extra eyelid can be found south of the normal eyelid.

Die Markers:  Obverse:  None significant.  Reverse:  None significant.

Submitted By:  Keith Christenson

Cross References:  None known