1984 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-006

Description

Confined to a single diagnostic zone, 1984 DDO-006 displays medium spread isolated on the date of the Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial cent. When hub doubling affects only the date, it typically indicates that the misalignment between hub impressions was either very slight — concentrated at the periphery of the design where even a small angular shift produces measurable displacement — or that polishing and reworking of the die obscured evidence of doubling on other design elements while leaving the deeply recessed date numerals intact. Medium spread on the date means the secondary image is discernible under magnification as a shifted outline or thickened profile alongside the primary digits, particularly on elements like the curved tail of the 9, the crossbar of the 4, or the serifs of the 1. Die markers UVC-2720 and DMR-009 confirm the specific die pair. Philadelphia's 1984 production consumed an enormous number of die pairs to produce over 8.15 billion cents on the copper-plated zinc composition weighing 2.5 grams, and varieties like DDO-006 document the minor hubbing irregularities inherent to such massive throughput.

Die Markers

• UVC-2720; DMR-009

External References