1930-D Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001

Description

Cataloged as UVC-1301 and DMR-007 in the VarietyVista system, the 1930 Denver Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent DDR-001 exhibits extra thickness on E PLURIBUS UNUM, the dots, both upper wheat ears, and the upper edges of ONE. Die stage progression documents three stages: Stage A is an unconfirmed early die state. Stage B shows both reverse and obverse at mid-die-state. Stage C reaches late die state with die chips on the T of CENT and a light die crack over V.D.B., the designer's initials of Victor David Brenner. The doubling across multiple reverse elements, from motto lettering through wheat ear details to the denomination, indicates a broad hub displacement during die production. The Stage C die crack over V.D.B. provides a useful late-die-state sorting criterion, while the chips on T of CENT offer a secondary LDS diagnostic for this Depression-era Denver Mint variety.

Die Markers

• UVC-1301
• DMR-007
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• Die chips on T of CENT – LDS
• Light die crack over V.D.B. – LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Larry Patterson
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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