2005 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-026

Description

VarietyVista documents DDR-026 on the 2005 Lincoln Memorial Cent as carrying a medium spread directed East, producing an extra column #6 from elbow height to knee height and an extra knee positioned between the existing knees on the Lincoln Memorial reverse. Die markers UVC-3143 and DMR-028 identify this specific working die, with three die stages: Stage A with reverse and obverse at early die state, Stage B at mid die state (unconfirmed), and Stage C at late die state (unconfirmed). The eastward spread creating an extra partial column (#6, from elbow to knee) and a supplementary knee element represents a visually compelling variety — the Lincoln Memorial's twelve columns are among the most scrutinized design elements in all of U.S. numismatics, and an extra column segment ranks among the most dramatic DDR manifestations on this denomination. The elbow-to-knee qualification indicates the extra column does not extend the full height of column #6 but rather duplicates only the middle section, reflecting the specific geometry of the eastward hub displacement at that position on the die face. Column #6 sits at the center of the Memorial facade (the building has six columns on each side of the central entrance), placing this doubling at the most visually prominent position on the reverse. The Stage A documentation at EDS for both dies indicates early discovery, with specimens potentially available in crisp, well-defined die states that maximize visibility of the extra column detail. DDR-026 occupies a mid-range catalog position among 2005 Memorial Cent varieties, and the column/knee doubling places it among the more visually striking entries in that group.

Die Markers

• UVC-3143
• DMR-028
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Dennis Fisher
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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