2009-D Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-005

Description

Attributed by the Wexler Team as 2009-D 1¢ EC WDDR-005, this doubled die reverse variety appears on a 2009-D Lincoln cent from the Early Childhood design, struck at the Denver Mint. The 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial cent series featured four unique reverse designs commemorating different phases of Abraham Lincoln's life, with the Early Childhood reverse depicting a log cabin in Kentucky designed by Richard Masters and sculpted by Jim Licaretz. The coin was struck in the copper-plated zinc composition, weighing 2.5 grams with a 19 mm diameter. The 2009 Bicentennial program marked the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth and the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln cent, making this a historically significant issue. The doubling on WDDR-005 manifests on elements of the Early Childhood reverse design, though the specific location details beyond the general DDR classification are not specified in the primary Wexler listing. Market values for this variety have been estimated at approximately $2 in AU condition, $3 in MS60, $5 in MS63, and $7 in MS65, placing it in the affordable range for variety collectors building a comprehensive 2009 Lincoln cent doubled die set. No cross-references to other attribution services have been established. The 2009 Bicentennial cent program generated substantial collector interest and intensive die study, resulting in dozens of cataloged doubled die varieties across all four reverse designs and both the Philadelphia and Denver Mints. The Early Childhood reverse's log cabin design, with its horizontal logs, chimney, and surrounding landscape elements, provided new design topography for doubled die hunters who had spent decades studying the Memorial reverse, and WDDR-005 represents one of the early discoveries from this productive new design.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Marilyn Keeney Cross References: None known Values: AU = $2, MS60 = $3, MS63 = $5, MS65 = $7
• None known Values: AU = $2, MS60 = $3, MS63 = $5, MS65 = $7; Wexler Variety ID: 2009-D 1¢ EC WDDR-005
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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