2009-D Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-030

Description

Doubling on log ends number 6, number 7, and number 8 from the bottom of the cabin wall defines WDDR-030 on the 2009 Denver Mint Lincoln Cent Early Childhood issue. Cataloged by the Wexler Team under Wexler Variety ID 2009-D 1¢ EC WDDR-030, this variety carries market values of AU $5, MS60 $7, MS63 $10, and MS65 $15, establishing a clear price progression across grade tiers. The Early Childhood reverse depicts a one-room log cabin representing Lincoln's Kentucky birthplace, and the doubling on three consecutive log ends creates a concentrated diagnostic zone in the lower-middle section of the cabin wall. The log cabin design provides favorable geometry for doubled die detection, as the protruding log ends present distinct horizontal elements where even modest hub displacement produces visible secondary impressions. The 2009 Denver Mint Early Childhood cent belongs to the first of four Bicentennial reverse designs issued that year, each commemorating a phase of Abraham Lincoln's life on the bicentennial of his birth. The three consecutive doubled log ends offer an efficient diagnostic cluster for variety confirmation. Die Markers: Obverse: A light die crack runs from SW to NE through the hair on the upper back of the head. A pre-die crack depression runs NW through the eyebrow and into the forehead. Reverse: Short, vertical die scratches can be found to the left of the center of the 1st T in STATES. A die scratch runs north from the center right side of the 1st A in AMERICA.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Marilyn Keeney Cross References: None known Values: AU = $5, MS60 = $7, MS63 = $10, MS65 = $15
• None known Values: AU = $5, MS60 = $7, MS63 = $10, MS65 = $15; Wexler Variety ID: 2009-D 1¢ EC WDDR-030
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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