2001 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-020

Description

Medium eastward spread on this twentieth doubled die reverse for the 2001 Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Memorial Cent manifests as an extra column number 6 — spanning from the statue's elbow to its shin — along with an extra set of knees visible between the existing knees of the seated Lincoln figure. The eastward spread indicates the hub shifted right between impressions, displacing architectural and figural elements laterally across the Memorial's interior. Column 6 and the knee area are among the most frequently affected locations for doubled die reverses on Memorial Cents because the fine parallel lines and compact seated figure provide clear reference points where even subtle displacement becomes detectable. Cataloged by VarietyVista with die marker codes UVC-3265 and DMR-022, the variety is documented across three die states: Stage A with both reverse and obverse in early-to-mid die state, Stage B at mid-die-state (unconfirmed), and Stage C at late die state (unconfirmed). Early-to-mid die state specimens at Stage A typically display the sharpest doubling before progressive wear begins to soften the displaced elements.

Die Markers

• UVC-3265
• DMR-022
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EMDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by James Wiles
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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