1970-S Doubled Die Obverse DDO-008

Description

Attributed as DDO-008 for the 1970-S Lincoln Memorial cent, this doubled die obverse exhibits a medium spread on the LIBE portion of LIBERTY, across IN GOD WE TRUST, and on the 70 of the date — a distribution of doubling across three major design areas indicating significant hub misalignment during die manufacture. Cataloged under die markers UVC-2258 and DMR-017, this variety belongs to the Large Date obverse die variety (ODV-025), which is distinguished from the scarcer Small Date (ODV-026) primarily by the size and proportions of the date numerals, particularly the 7 and 0. As a Regular Strike coin from the San Francisco Mint, DDO-008 was produced for general circulation rather than as part of the annual proof set. The 1970-S Large Date business strike cents saw substantial production, and the number of DDO varieties identified across this date-and-mintmark combination reflects both the volume of dies employed and the systematic searching that variety specialists have applied to this popular date. The medium spread strength places DDO-008 in a middle tier of visibility — strong enough to detect under standard 10x magnification but not exhibiting the dramatic separation seen on the most famous 1970-S doubled dies. Cherry-pickers working through 1970-S cents should examine LIBERTY, the motto, and the date as primary diagnostic zones for this variety.

Die Markers

• UVC-2258; DMR-017

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