1988 P WDDO-002 Lincoln Cent (Lds)

Hard on this, I will put my own montage for 1988 DDO's with date involved.

Thank you TB. Excellent job spotting the correct one.
(I must have focused too heavily on the date when I found no heavy die abrasions on the reverse like VV and CC images.
The obverse die scratches do match DDO-004 http://www.varietyvista.com/09d%20W...8PDDO004.htm
Which crosses to 1DO-005 https://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln...ie_state=mds
The CC images show remnants of a clash of Lincoln's beard in bays #8 & 9, which must have been the reason for the heavy die polishing on both of their examples.

The reverse die on my example must have been changed out. That would explain why the heavy die abrasions are missing on my example.

I was sure it was WDDO-003 because of the separation at the base of the bust, an apparent notch in the base of the right leg of the R (TRUST), and the hair like the Wexler images. Neither VV or CC mentions either of these three areas of doubling.

Hmmmm ..... I wonder if Wexlers example could be a very early die state, before the clash and all the die abrasion took place.

TB, do you know if your example has the additional doubling on the bust, the hair, and the right foot of the R (TRUST)?

DDO-004 definitely has doubling across the base of the bust, but it's so heavily abraded that nothing much can be seen elsewhere.

Nice find!

There is no stretching involved. If the die is doubled, it is doubled. Doesn't matter if it's a fraction of a mm on one device or two mm separation on every device. All such coins are, by definition, doubled dies. Which ones people choose to collect, well that is up to individuals as some choose to collect none, while others choose to collect some subset, or all they can find. But usually the doubling has to at least be strong enough to get listed with an attribute before it is much worth keeping.

Gotta love them pregnant 8s.

PETE go buy some babby milk and pempers, the coin will need.