1971 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-003

Description

Displaying medium spread across multiple obverse design elements, DDO-003 on the 1971 Lincoln Memorial cent documents a doubled die obverse struck from a Philadelphia Mint die classified as ODV-028 — the obverse die variant bearing a re-engraved bowtie on Lincoln's portrait. The doubling manifests as medium spread on the letters LIB of LIBERTY, the motto IN GOD WE TRUST, and the digit 9 of the date, placing the hub misalignment evidence in three distinct zones distributed across the obverse from the upper-right inscription through the central motto to the lower-left date area. This three-zone distribution indicates the secondary hub impression was displaced broadly enough to affect elements spanning a wide arc of the die face. Cataloged with die markers UVC-2271 and DMR-004, the variety carries a specific die marker pairing that provides attribution confirmation independent of the doubling itself. The ODV-028 re-engraved tie adds another layer of identification: the manually modified bowtie on Lincoln's portrait is a die preparation artifact visible under moderate magnification, distinguishing ODV-028 dies from the unmodified ODV-027 group. The obverse is documented as ODV-028, confirming the re-engraved tie linkage. For collectors examining 1971 Philadelphia cents for doubled die varieties, DDO-003's medium spread occupies a middle ground between the dramatic visibility of the famous 1971 WDDO-001 and the subtle varieties found deeper in the catalog — the spread on LIB and IGWT should be detectable under standard 7x to 10x magnification without the difficulty of resolving close or light doubling.

Die Markers

• UVC-2271; DMR-004

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