2009 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-012

Description

Light spread directed eastward produces an extra partial column in the upper window area east of the third column, along with an extra upper window sill, on DDR-012 of the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial cent. VarietyVista cataloged this die under UVC-2944 with DMR-014, documenting three stages: Stage A with both reverse and obverse in early die state (EDS), Stage B at mid-die-state (unconfirmed), and Stage C at late die state (unconfirmed). The 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial cent carried four distinct reverse designs celebrating phases of Abraham Lincoln's life, and the reference to an upper window and columns indicates this variety falls on the "Professional Life in Illinois" design by Joel Iskowitz, which depicts the partially completed Illinois Old State Capitol building in Springfield. The eastward-directed spread creating an extra partial column is diagnostically significant because the columnar architecture provides clean vertical reference lines — any horizontal displacement becomes immediately apparent as a parallel ghost column adjacent to the primary. The extra upper window sill reinforces the directional diagnosis, as horizontal design elements displaced eastward produce a shadow-like duplicate below or beside the original sill line. DDR-012 sits among a moderate population of doubled reverse varieties cataloged for the 2009 Bicentennial issues, which saw heightened collector attention due to the special commemorative designs that made the year's cents particularly popular with both variety collectors and general numismatists.

Die Markers

• UVC-2944
• DMR-014
• 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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