2009 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-008

Description

Cataloged by VarietyVista as DDR-008 with die marker code UVC-2802 and die marker reverse DMR-010, this doubled die reverse variety was struck on a 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial cent. The 2009 Lincoln cents commemorated the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth with four unique reverse designs representing different periods of Lincoln's life, struck in copper-plated zinc weighing 2.5 grams with a 19 mm diameter and a plain edge. The primary doubling on DDR-008 is described as a very strong spread toward the Northeast, creating an extra partial upper window sill east of the fourth column. The "very strong" classification places this variety among the more prominent doubled dies in the 2009 Bicentennial cent series, with the doubling visible as a clearly defined additional architectural element rather than mere thickening or line separation. The specific location at the upper window sill east of the fourth column indicates this is from the Professional Life design (fourth design) depicting the partially completed U.S. Capitol dome. Three die stages have been documented. Stage A represents early die state, unconfirmed. Stage B shows the reverse in early-to-mid die state, with obverse markers including a die crack on the forehead and a die crack in the hair, both developing during this mid-production period. Stage C is late die state, unconfirmed. The obverse die cracks on the forehead and in the hair are progressive markers that appeared as the die fatigued, and their development helps sequence specimens within this die's production timeline. The 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial program generated intense variety-hunting interest because each of the four new reverse designs provided entirely fresh territory for doubled die discovery, and DDR-008's strong Northeast spread on the Capitol dome design makes it one of the more notable finds from this commemorative year.

Die Markers

• UVC-2802
• DMR-010
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse is EMDS
• Die crack on forehead – EMDS
• Die crack in hair
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Dennis Fisher
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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