2009 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-019

Description

Documented by VarietyVista with catalog codes UVC-2737 and DMR-022, this 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Cent DDR-019 from the "Birth and Early Childhood" (Log Cabin) design presents medium but lightly hubbed spread to the south, manifesting as an extra partial log end on log number 10 from the bottom. The "medium spread but light hubbing" characterization indicates the secondary hub impression was displaced a moderate distance but with reduced pressure, producing a visible but not deeply struck secondary image — a combination that creates a diagnostic challenge for attributors, as the displacement is measurable but the relief of the doubled elements is shallower than full-pressure varieties. Four documented die stages provide detailed progression data: Stage A at early die state (EDS, unconfirmed), Stage B at early mid-die-state (EMDS) with the reverse at EMDS and a die crack developing on Lincoln's forehead on the obverse, Stage C at mid-die-state (MDS, unconfirmed), and Stage D at late die state (LDS, unconfirmed). The Stage B forehead die crack is a progressive structural failure in the high-stress area of the portrait die that developed at a specific point in the die's service life. The 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial "Birth and Early Childhood" reverse, designed by Richard Masters, depicts the one-room Kentucky log cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809. Struck in copper-plated zinc (97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper) at 2.50 grams with a 19.05 mm diameter, Victor David Brenner's obverse portrait was paired with four bicentennial reverses throughout 2009. The extra partial log end on log 10 provides a specific, countable diagnostic — the log cabin design's horizontal stacking of numbered logs gives attributors a precise reference system for locating doubled elements within the architectural composition.

Die Markers

• UVC-2737
• DMR-022
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse is EMDS – EMDS
• Die crack on forehead – EMDS
• Stage C:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage D:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Marilyn Keeney
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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