2009 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-040

Description

Tracked by VarietyVista under the internal code UVC-2769 with die marriage reference DMR-043, this 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Cent displays a strong spread southeast manifesting as extra log ends on logs number 8, 9, and 10 counted from the bottom of the cabin design. The Bicentennial reverse — one of four special designs issued in 2009 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth — depicts the Kentucky log cabin where Lincoln was born, and doubled die varieties on these log cabin reverses produce particularly recognizable effects because the stacked horizontal log structure creates clean parallel reference lines against which any offset second impression becomes immediately apparent. Die stage documentation records four states: Stage A at early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B showing a die crack on the roof above the window at early-to-mid die state and die cracks on the forehead at mid-die state, Stage C at mid-die state (unconfirmed), and Stage D at late die state (unconfirmed). The progressive crack system — starting at the cabin roof and later appearing on Lincoln's forehead on the obverse — documents concurrent deterioration across both dies in this pairing. The 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Cent was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in copper-plated zinc (97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper) weighing 2.50 grams with a 19.05 mm diameter. Victor David Brenner's obverse portrait was retained throughout the four-reverse Bicentennial program, which also featured designs representing Lincoln's formative years in Indiana, professional life in Illinois, and presidency in Washington, D.C. The fortieth cataloged doubled die reverse for this date underscores the intensive variety-hunting focus this one-year commemorative issue has received from specialists.

Die Markers

• UVC-2769
• DMR-043
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Die crack on roof above window – EMDS
• Die cracks on forehead – MDS
• Stage C:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage D:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Dave Ferrebee
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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