2005 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-023

Description

Visible as an extra knee on the Lincoln statue inside the Memorial, DDR-023 on the 2005-P Lincoln Memorial Cent presents medium spread northward on the seated figure's left knee area. The Lincoln Memorial reverse — Frank Gasparro's design in continuous use from 1959 through 2008 — includes a tiny seated Lincoln statue visible between the central columns, and doubling on the statue's anatomy produces the illusion of an additional knee joint where the displaced secondary impression creates a second contour line above the primary. Cataloged as UVC-3125 with DMR-025, the variety has been documented at Stage A in early die state on both the obverse and reverse, with mid-die and late die states unconfirmed. Statue-detail doubling on the Memorial Cent demands higher magnification than lettering-based varieties, as the Lincoln figure occupies only a small portion of the reverse design — but the "extra knee" effect, once located, is distinctive and memorable. The 2005-P Lincoln Memorial Cent was struck at Philadelphia in copper-plated zinc during the penultimate era of the Memorial reverse before the 2009 bicentennial redesign. Attributed by VarietyVista.

Die Markers

• UVC-3125
• DMR-025
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Tony Russo
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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