2000-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001

Description

Strong spread Northeast manifesting as extra log ends to logs #6 and #7 from the bottom distinguishes this primary doubled die reverse for the 2000-S proof Lincoln Memorial Cent, where the log cabin detail of the Lincoln Memorial interior provides precise reference geometry for detecting hub doubling. Cataloged by VarietyVista as DDR-001, die markers are tracked under UVC-2648 and DMR-002, with three documented stages: Stage A shows both reverse and obverse in Early Die State (EDS), Stage B enters Mid-Die State (MDS, unconfirmed), and Stage C reaches Late Die State (LDS, unconfirmed). The northeastern spread direction means the hub shifted up and to the right between hubbing impressions, doubling the fine architectural details of the Memorial building's interior columns and structural elements. San Francisco proof coins are struck on specially prepared polished planchets with carefully maintained dies, yet the multi-pass hubbing process that creates those dies still generates occasional misalignment. The 2000-S proof cent was produced as part of the annual proof set with a mintage of approximately 3.08 million pieces, making documented varieties on S-mint proof cents scarcer in absolute numbers than their Philadelphia counterparts but proportionally well-represented among variety collectors who systematically examine proof sets for hub doubling.

Die Markers

• UVC-2648
• DMR-002
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Eric Axtell
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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