1941P Full/Broken T

Bob P · Site Admin

I have been asked by a couple of individuals to post pics and discuss a little bit about the 1941P cents with the 'FUll over Broken' last T of TRUST.
It actually surprises me that not too many people know of this doubled die. As far as I know, there are at least 14 or 15 different varieties of this type on the 1941P cents. Of course, the name of the variety pretty well describes how the doubled die came to being. There were at least two different hubs used, and one of them had a broken last T of TRUST. The first hubbing was made using the broken T hub, and the subsequent hubbing used another...with a normal T. Below, you will find photos of nine different varieties I have in my personal collection. As you can see, they can be varied and quite unique. These are considered Class 7 (modified hub) doubled dies. A couple of them can also be attributed to another class (Class two or Class 4) in addition to the Class 7 designation.
So for those of you who never knew about these...time to get the 1941's out and have another look. I will post these on the site as time permits after the new and improved site comes on line. If you have any questions about these, feel free to ask.

rollmeupabe · Veteran Member

Bob, whenever I read one of your posts like this I start to wonder how many of these coins I have skipped over. You are truly a wealth of great information.

I have found a couple of 1941 DDO's which are doubled on all the letters and numbers of the obverse and the T's appear similar to what you have in these pictures. Are these broken T varieties only doubled in the T ?

Bob P · Site Admin

There are actually a few very impressive doubled dies for 1941 that are not the full T over broken T variety. If you take a look on the site, we have 8 doubled dies listed that are NOT the type we are discussing here. I would venture to guess that your 1941 DDOs are most likely either DDOs # 001, 002, or 003.
When I add the 10-15 Full T over Broken T varieties to the site, you can see that 1941 will have over 20 different doubled die obverses. Now I guess you can see why 1941 is one of my favorite years to search. The chances are pretty good that you will find something with this date.

Gabe · Senior Member

I had never heard of this variety, and Im glad you brought it up Bob. Ill keep an eye out for it when I search through my 1941 cents.