2000 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001

Description

Holding the primary DDR designation for the 2000 Lincoln Memorial cent, DDR-001 exhibits medium spread rotated counter-clockwise 30 degrees, manifesting as an extra column number 6 at the foot level and an extra foot positioned slightly above and between the feet of the seated Lincoln figure. VarietyVista documented this die under UVC-2936 and DMR-003, tracking three die stages: Stage A at early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B where both reverse and obverse surfaces are at mid die state (confirmed), and Stage C at late die state (unconfirmed). The comment notation specifies RDV-007, connecting this variety to the reverse design variant lineage that produced the phantom column and extra architectural element doubled dies characteristic of late-date Lincoln Memorial cent production. Philadelphia struck approximately 5.50 billion cents in 2000, continuing the massive production volumes of the late 1990s that consumed thousands of working dies. The rotational component of this doubling — counter-clockwise 30 degrees — indicates the secondary hub impression was not merely offset but actually rotated relative to the primary, a Class III (Pivoted Hub) mechanism that produces curved displacement vectors across the die face. The extra column number 6 at foot level and the displaced foot between the seated figure's feet provide two distinct diagnostic points in the lower interior of the memorial, where Frank Gasparro's architectural details serve as precise reference geometry for detecting the rotational displacement. As DDR-001, this represents the most significant reverse doubled die documented for the 2000 Philadelphia cent, and the CCW rotation produces a more complex doubling pattern than the simpler directional spreads seen on many Lincoln Memorial cent DDRs. Collectors should examine the memorial interior at the seated figure's foot level under 10-15x magnification for the extra column and displaced foot.

Die Markers

• UVC-2936
• DMR-003
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Dennis Fisher
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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