2004 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-029

Description

Twenty-ninth VarietyVista doubled die reverse for the 2004 Lincoln Memorial Cent, DDR-029 shows a medium spread west appearing as an extra column number 7 from knee to pedestal. Die markers UVC-2901 and DMR-032 identify this specific die. Die state analysis documents Stage A with both reverse and obverse at Early Die State, with Stages B (Mid Die State) and C (Late Die State) unconfirmed. The knee-to-pedestal spread is the most commonly reported range for westward column 7 doubling across the entire Memorial Cent DDR catalog, suggesting this represents the default expression when a standard hub displacement occurs — the lower column segment is where the doubling first becomes detectable as the offset exceeds the column line's width. The 2004 Lincoln Memorial Cent was struck during the penultimate years of the zinc-core copper-plated composition that had been used since 1982, on dies carrying Frank Gasparro's reverse design that would serve through 2008. With 29+ documented DDRs, the 2004 date demonstrates the continuing productivity of die variety research on high-mintage modern cents. Each UVC number represents a unique die combination tracked by VarietyVista's Universal Variety Code system, which assigns sequential numbers as new varieties are discovered and verified, creating a permanent record of die manufacturing variability at the Philadelphia Mint.

Die Markers

• UVC-2901
• DMR-032
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by James Wiles
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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