2009-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-004

Description

Hub doubling manifesting as an extra thumb — a medium spread southward that creates a secondary outline of the thumb on the reverse design — distinguishes this fourth doubled die reverse for the 2009-S Lincoln Bicentennial Cent. The 2009 Lincoln Cent program celebrated Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday with four unique reverse designs depicting stages of his life: Birth and Early Childhood (Kentucky), Formative Years (Indiana), Professional Life (Illinois), and Presidency (Washington D.C.). The "extra thumb" description indicates the doubling appears on a human figure in one of these biographical scenes. The S mintmark identifies San Francisco Mint production, which in 2009 produced both proof and satin finish specimens for collector sets. Die stage documentation records UVC-3137, DMR-005, with Stage A showing both reverse and obverse at early die state, Stage B at mid die state (unconfirmed), and Stage C at late die state (unconfirmed). The Bicentennial Cents' four distinctive reverses, designed by different artists, provided a wealth of new design elements for hub doubling to affect — figures, landscapes, buildings, and lettering all offered diagnostic targets. VarietyVista cataloged this variety as DDR-004, placing it among a sequence of reverse doubled dies that variety specialists documented across all four 2009 designs. The anatomical nature of the doubling — an extra thumb — makes this variety particularly visually accessible for collectors.

Die Markers

• UVC-3137
• DMR-005
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Eric Axtell
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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