2005 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-050

Description

Cataloged by VarietyVista with die markers UVC-3231 and DMR-051 across three recognized die stages, this 2005 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial Cent doubled die reverse presents a medium spread to the northeast. The doubling manifests as an extra column at position six from the hand to the knee of the seated Lincoln statue, along with a foot and knee visible between the legs. The DDR-050 designation is extraordinarily high, reflecting over fifty documented DDR varieties for the 2005 Philadelphia cent — a testament to production volume and research thoroughness during the Memorial reverse's final years. Frank Gasparro's columned facade, in use from 1959 through 2008, proved uniquely productive for doubled die discoveries because repeating vertical architecture amplified even small hub displacements into recognizable patterns. Three die stages track progressive wear. The 2005 cent was among the last Memorial reverse issues before the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial redesign and the subsequent transition to the Union Shield reverse in 2010, making late-date Memorial DDRs an increasingly studied area.

Die Markers

• UVC-3231
• DMR-051
• 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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