2009 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-012

Description

Cross-referenced as FS-807 in the Cherrypickers' Guide — a significant listing that elevates this variety to widely recognized status — this twelfth doubled die reverse for the 2009-P Lincoln Cent Formative Years design exhibits very strong spread northward, manifesting as an extra index finger just under the thumb on the young Lincoln reading figure. Cataloged under VarietyVista identifiers UVC-2640 and DMR-015, the Formative Years reverse was one of four bicentennial designs issued in 2009 to celebrate Lincoln's 200th birthday. The doubling's strength and its location on a prominent design element — the hand of the seated figure — make this one of the more dramatic varieties in the 2009 bicentennial series. Four die stages have been documented: Stage A in early die state, Stage B at early-to-mid die state showing a die chip on the shoulder, die chip in the hair, and light die crack on the forehead, Stage C at mid-die state, and Stage D in late die state. The progression across four stages records this die's full working life from initial use through terminal deterioration.

Die Markers

• UVC-2640
• DMR-015
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Die chip on shoulder – EMDS
• Die chip in hair – EMDS
• Light die crack on forehead
• Stage C:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage D:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Eric Axtell
• FS-807
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

External References