2009 (D) Lincoln Cent - Early Childhood - Doubled Die Reverse DDR-016

Description

Cataloged for the 2009-D Lincoln Bicentennial Cent by VarietyVista, this variety shows a light spread West as an extra log end to log number 10 from the bottom on the Birth and Early Childhood reverse. While DDR-005 for the same date shows an East spread on the same log, DDR-016 exhibits the opposite directional displacement — West — indicating a different die with a distinct hubbing misalignment. Die markers UVC-3087 and DMR-018 identify this specific die pair, with Stage A showing both the reverse and obverse in early die state (EDS) and Stages B (MDS) and C (LDS) unconfirmed. The 2009 Bicentennial program's log cabin design, by Richard Masters, depicted the Kentucky cabin where Lincoln was born, and its individually rendered log ends served as precise gauges for detecting even slight hub displacement. The directional contrast between DDR-005 (East) and DDR-016 (West) on the same log end illustrates how different dies can exhibit opposite displacement vectors.

Die Markers

• UVC-3087
• DMR-018
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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