2005 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-039

Description

Thirty-ninth documented doubled die reverse for the 2005 Lincoln Memorial Cent, this VarietyVista variety displays medium spread in a westward direction appearing as an extra column number 7, spanning from the elbow to the pedestal of the Lincoln statue within the Memorial. Die identifiers UVC-3190 and DMR-041 track this specific die pair. Three stages have been documented: Stage A shows both reverse and obverse in early die state, with mid-die and late die states unconfirmed. The extra column varieties on Memorial Cents are among the most actively collected doubled die types in the series because the architectural columns of Frank Gasparro's Lincoln Memorial reverse provide highly visible reference points for detecting misalignment. Column 7 sits in the right portion of the Memorial facade, and the westward spread creates what appears to be an additional column alongside the original — a striking visual effect even at moderate magnification. The 2005 date was the penultimate year before the Memorial reverse was retired in favor of the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial designs. Thirty-nine DDRs for a single date is a substantial count, reflecting both the enormous production volume and the systematic attention that VarietyVista researchers devoted to cataloging late-era Memorial Cent dies.

Die Markers

• UVC-3190
• DMR-041
• 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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