2005 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-009

Description

Rated as a very strong spread directed northeast, DDR-009 for the 2005 Lincoln Memorial cent features an extra column number 6 running from the elbow to the knee along with an extra knee appearing on the left elbow -- a combination that ranks among the more dramatic architectural doublings documented for late-series Memorial cents. VarietyVista cataloged this under UVC-2906 with die markers reference DMR-011, recording Stage A with both reverse and obverse in early die state. Stages B and C at mid and late die state remain unconfirmed, leaving the full die life trajectory undocumented. The northeast spread direction pushes the doubled image up and to the right of the primary design, placing the extra column and knee structures in positions where they contrast against the open space of the Memorial interior rather than merging into adjacent features. The "very strong" rating distinguishes DDR-009 from the numerous close or light DDR varieties cataloged for 2005 cents, indicating that the hub displacement was large enough to produce clearly separated doubled images rather than mere extra thickness or notching. Philadelphia struck 3,935,600,000 cents in 2005, a year that also saw the production of special satin-finish coins for uncirculated mint sets. The elbow-to-knee column 6 diagnostic provides collectors with a medium-length architectural feature to scan for, shorter than full column doubling but longer and more visually prominent than isolated knee or foot anomalies, making DDR-009 an accessible variety for cherrypickers working through rolls.

Die Markers

• UVC-2906
• DMR-011
• 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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