1943 1¢ WDDR-001 "Best Of" Variety

Description: Extreme extra thickness shows on EPU, the dots, both wheat ears, and both wheat stems. Extra thickness also shows on the letters of ONE CENT and USA.

Die Markers: Obverse Stage A: A die scratch runs north from the Y in LIBERTY. A die crack runs from the rim at 7 o’clock through the vest and all the way to the neck. Many circular die scratches run through the face. Obverse Stage B: Same as Stage A. Reverse Stage A: A light, horizontal die scratch can be found inside the lower M in AMERICA. A small die gouge can be found above the 2nd S in STATES. Reverse Stage B: A die crack runs from the rim at 9:00 through the left wheat stalk to the C of CENT. A die crack runs from the 2nd U of UNUM down through the E of ONE to the N of CENT. A die crack arcs through the lower letters in OF AMERICA.

Submitted By: Stage A: Dustin Farris, Stage B: John A. Wexler

Cross References: CONECA: 1-R-VI, Cherrypickers: FS-01-1943-801, Coppercoins: 1943P-1DR-003


Description: Extreme extra thickness shows on EPU, the dots, both wheat ears, and both wheat stems. Extra thickness also shows on the letters of ONE CENT and USA.

Die Markers: Obverse Stage A: A die scratch runs north from the Y in LIBERTY. A die crack runs from the rim at 7 o’clock through the vest and all the way to the neck. Many circular die scratches run through the face. Obverse Stage B: Same as Stage A. Reverse Stage A: A light, horizontal die scratch can be found inside the lower M in AMERICA. A small die gouge can be found above the 2nd S in STATES. Reverse Stage B: A die crack runs from the rim at 9:00 through the left wheat stalk to the C of CENT. A die crack runs from the 2nd U of UNUM down through the E of ONE to the N of CENT. A die crack arcs through the lower letters in OF AMERICA.


Cross References: CONECA: 1-R-VI, Coppercoins: 1943P-1DR-003 FS: 1943-1C-FS-801 Wexler: 1943 1¢ WDDR-001 “Best of Variety”