2000 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-004

Description

Presenting a light spread to the northeast, the VarietyVista-cataloged 2000 Lincoln Memorial Cent DDR-004 manifests as an extra right knee on the seated Lincoln statue within Frank Gasparro's Memorial reverse — a distinctive anatomical doubling diagnostic. The northeast displacement differs from the purely directional east or west spreads seen on many Memorial cent DDRs, creating a diagonal ghost of the knee detail. Die markers UVC-2966 and DMR-006 identify the working die, which carries the reverse die variety designation RDV-007. Three die stages are documented, with Stage A providing two notable diagnostics: the reverse in early die state plus a die clash visible under Lincoln's ear, indicating the obverse and reverse dies struck each other without a planchet between them during early production. Stage B is tentatively mid-die state (unconfirmed), and Stage C tentatively late die state (unconfirmed). The Stage A die clash under the ear offers a powerful early-state attribution shortcut. This Philadelphia Mint regular strike was produced in copper-plated zinc. Compare with the 2000 DDR-019, which shows westward spread at column 7 rather than DDR-004's northeast displacement at the knee. Examine the right knee area for the northeast ghost image and check under Lincoln's ear for die clash evidence.

Die Markers

• UVC-2966
• DMR-006
• Stage A:
• Reverse is EDS
• Die clash under ear – EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by James Wiles
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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