1909 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-004

Description

From the inaugural year of the Lincoln Cent, DDR-004 presents medium extra thickness on E PLURIBUS UNUM and the right wheat ear — hub doubling from a misaligned secondary impression during die manufacture. Cataloged by VarietyVista with Unique Variety Code UVC-1216 and Die Marriage Reference DMR-011, this variety uses RDV-003, the "No V.D.B." reverse — meaning this die does not carry Victor David Brenner's initials, despite the parent strike type being "1909 Lincoln Wheat Cent - VDB." Brenner's initials proved so controversial in 1909 that the Mint removed them after only days of production, making the V.D.B. reverse one of numismatics' most famous key dates. Three die stages are documented: Stage A (Early Die State, unconfirmed), Stage B (Mid Die State), and Stage C (Late Die State, unconfirmed). Struck on bronze at 19mm in the coin's debut year. Focus on E PLURIBUS UNUM and the right wheat ear for medium extra thickness, and verify the absence of V.D.B. initials on this RDV-003 reverse.

Die Markers

• UVC-1216
• DMR-011
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Charles Bondurant
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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