2001 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-006

Description

VarietyVista documents DDR-006 on the 2001 Lincoln Memorial Cent as exhibiting medium spread with light hubbing, rotated counterclockwise, producing an extra column #7 and an extra set of knees on the Lincoln Memorial reverse. Die markers UVC-2878 and DMR-008 identify this specific working die, with three die stages recorded: Stage A at early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B with reverse and obverse at mid die state, and Stage C at late die state (unconfirmed). The counterclockwise rotational component distinguishes this variety from simple directional spreads — rather than the secondary impression being displaced in a single compass direction, it is rotated around a central axis, causing the extra column #7 and extra knees to appear at angular offsets from their primary positions. Column #7 on the Lincoln Memorial reverse corresponds to one of the twelve columns flanking the building's entrance, and the "extra set of knees" refers to the visible doubling at the knee-height area of the architectural design between the columns. The medium spread intensity with light hubbing indicates the rotational displacement was substantial enough to create clearly visible extra elements while the overall hub impression force was light, potentially resulting in the doubled elements having slightly less definition than the primary design. Lincoln Memorial Cent reverse doubling on the columned facade represents one of the most collected subcategories of modern U.S. die varieties, because the precise geometric architecture — twelve evenly spaced columns above carefully delineated steps — provides an ideal framework for detecting and describing even subtle rotational or directional hub displacement.

Die Markers

• UVC-2878
• DMR-008
• 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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