2001-D Doubled Die Reverse DDR-004

Description

Fourth cataloged doubled die reverse for the 2001 Denver Mint Lincoln Memorial Cent, DDR-004 displays medium spread with a slight clockwise rotation visible as an extra column number 7, spanning from the knee to the pedestal on the Lincoln Memorial's colonnade. Frank Gasparro's Memorial reverse, with its twelve visible columns and architectural details, provides precise reference points for identifying rotational hub doubling. Die markers tracked across three stages include UVC-2984 and DMR-005: Stage A shows both reverse and obverse in Early-to-Mid Die State (EMDS), Stage B transitions to MDS (unconfirmed), and Stage C reaches LDS (unconfirmed). The confirmed EMDS at Stage A establishes a baseline for the die's earliest documented specimens. The rotational component of the doubling — described as slightly CW (clockwise) — distinguishes this from simple directional spread, indicating the hub pivoted around a center point during one of the hubbing passes. The 2001-D cent was produced at Denver during the peak popularity of the State Quarters program, when public attention to coinage was at an all-time high. Cataloged by VarietyVista, DDR-004 contributes to the Lincoln Memorial Cent variety catalog that spans the design's fifty-year run from 1959 through 2008.

Die Markers

• UVC-2984
• DMR-005
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EMDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by James Wiles
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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