2000 (P) Lincoln Memorial Cent - Doubled Die Reverse DDR-015

Description

Fifteenth in the reverse doubled die census for the 2000 Lincoln Memorial cent, DDR-015 reveals medium eastward spread manifesting as an extra column number 6 — visible from the hand down to the ankle of the seated Lincoln figure — plus an additional knee impression nestled between the figure's knees inside Frank Gasparro's memorial facade. VarietyVista cataloged this variety under UVC-3110 and DMR-017, tracking three die stages: Stage A where the reverse exhibits early die state while the obverse has already progressed to mid die state, Stage B at mid die state (unconfirmed), and Stage C at late die state (unconfirmed). The asymmetric die state in Stage A — reverse EDS paired with obverse MDS — indicates the reverse die entered service after its obverse partner had already seen considerable use, a routine occurrence when the Mint replaced individual dies at different rates as they wore. The RDV-007 reverse design variant notation anchors DDR-015 within the same hub lineage as the broader family of phantom column DDRs spanning 1999 and 2000 production. Unlike the westward-spread extra column 7 varieties that predominate in this census, DDR-015 exhibits eastward displacement creating a ghost column 6 — a directional distinction that reveals a different hub alignment error than the one responsible for the column 7 family. The extra knee between the seated figure's knees provides a second anatomical doubling diagnostic that supplements the phantom column, giving collectors two independent confirmation points. Examination under 10-15x magnification should focus first on the column area from hand to ankle level, then on the knee zone where the secondary impression creates a third knee form between the primary pair.

Die Markers

• UVC-3110
• DMR-017
• Stage A:
• Reverse is EDS
• Obverse is MDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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