2009 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-015

Description

DDR-015 is a doubled die reverse variety on the 2009-P Lincoln Bicentennial Cent depicting the Formative Years design — young Abraham Lincoln seated on a log, reading a book — attributed by VarietyVista and catalogued under die pair UVC-2643, DMR-018. The doubling produces a medium spread with a weak hubbing to the north that manifests as an extra index finger on the hand, a highly distinctive and visually striking diagnostic. Die state documentation is extensive: Stage A is Early Die State, though unconfirmed; Stage B — an Early to Middle Die State — shows a die chip on the shoulder, a die crack across the lower left boot, and a die crack on the forehead; Stage C is Middle Die State, currently unconfirmed. The 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial cents were struck in copper-plated zinc at the Philadelphia Mint to mark the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. Cross-reference: VarietyVista DDR-015, die pair UVC-2643, DMR-018.

Die Markers

• UVC-2643
• DMR-018
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Die chip on shoulder – EMDS
• Die crack across lower Left boot
• Die crack on forehead – EMDS
• Stage C:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage D:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Dennis White
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

External References