1970-S Doubled Die Obverse DDO-011

Description

Identified as DDO-011 on the 1970-S Lincoln Memorial cent, this doubled die obverse manifests as a medium spread producing an extra bar below the L of LIBERTY and additional doubling visible above the 7 in the date — two localized diagnostic targets that give cherry-pickers specific areas to examine under magnification. Cataloged under UVC-2261 and DMR-020, the obverse die is the Large Date variety (ODV-025), and this is a Regular Strike coin from the San Francisco Mint. The extra bar below the L of LIBERTY is a particularly useful attribution marker because it creates a visible horizontal element in a location where no design detail should exist, making it detectable even at relatively modest magnification. Similarly, extra metal above the 7 in the date stands out against what should be clean field space. Together, these two diagnostic points — one on the left side of the obverse at LIBERTY and one at the lower right in the date — provide a two-point verification system for attribution. The bar-like doubling pattern often indicates the secondary hub impression displaced in a consistent direction, producing shelf-like extra metal at the edges of design elements oriented perpendicular to the displacement vector. DDO-011's medium spread strength and dual diagnostic targets make it accessible for cherry-pickers who have developed familiarity with the 1970-S Large Date DDO sequence.

Die Markers

• UVC-2261; DMR-020

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