2000 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-002

Description

VarietyVista's second cataloged doubled die reverse for the 2000 Lincoln Memorial Cent carries the Universal Variety Code UVC-2964 and Die Marker Reference DMR-004, documenting a light spread that is slightly rotated clockwise — visible as an extra column number six (the hand-to-knee column) connected to the hand, and an extra knee positioned slightly above and between the normal knees of the seated Lincoln statue inside the Memorial. This precise anatomical-level doubling on the tiny Lincoln figure within Frank Gasparro's Memorial reverse demonstrates the extraordinary detail that die variety researchers extract from coins barely 19mm in diameter. The variety is associated with Reverse Die Variety RDV-007, a specific reverse die configuration that helps narrow attribution. Three die stages are documented: Stage A at Early Die State remains unconfirmed, Stage B shows both the reverse and obverse at Mid-Die State, and Stage C at Late Die State awaits verification. The year 2000 marked a transitional moment in American numismatics — the final full calendar year of the twentieth century — and Lincoln Memorial Cent production continued at billions per year from both Philadelphia and Denver. The doubling's clockwise rotational character suggests a Class II or Class IV hub doubling mechanism, where the hub shifted between impressions during die preparation. DDR-002 presents a rewarding challenge for cherry-pickers who can locate the secondary knee and column detail within the Memorial's miniature interior.

Die Markers

• UVC-2964
• DMR-004
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by James Wiles
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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