2005 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-016

Description

Exhibiting a medium spread to the east with slight counterclockwise rotation, the 2005 Lincoln Memorial Cent DDR-016 produces an extra column — column number 6 — spanning hand to foot on the Memorial's facade. Cataloged as UVC-3004 and DMR-018, this variety was documented by VarietyVista across four die states. Stage A presents both reverse and obverse in early die state. Stage B shows the reverse advancing to mid-die state with a light die crack on the forehead and a crack in the hair accompanied by one medium die chip. Stage C continues the pattern with a medium forehead crack and the hair crack now joined by two medium die chips. Stage D in late die state remains unconfirmed. The extra column effect — where doubling creates the illusion of an additional architectural element — is among the most visually dramatic forms of doubled die variety on Memorial Cents. This type of spread doubled die became a signature collectible of the Lincoln Memorial Cent series, which concluded in 2008, making late-series varieties like this 2005 issue part of the final generation.

Die Markers

• UVC-3004
• DMR-018
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• Reverse is MDS
• Light die crack on forehead – MDS
• Die crack in hair with 1 medium die chip
• Stage C:
• Reverse is MDS
• Medium die crack on forehead – MDS
• Die crack in hair with 2 medium die chips
• Stage D:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Dennis Fisher
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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