2011 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001

Description

Cataloged by VarietyVista with die identifiers UVC-3045 and DMR-003, this 2011 Lincoln Shield Cent DDR-001 shows strong extra thickness on UNITED STATES, ONE, the LB designer initials (for Lyndall Bass, the Shield reverse designer), and the left scroll, with lighter extra thickness on the right side of the coin and distortion on E PLURIBUS. The left-to-right diminishing doubling intensity suggests a hub displacement geometry where the offset magnitude decreases moving rightward across the die face, concentrating the strongest visible doubling on the left-side inscription elements. Three die stages document the die's service life: Stage A with the reverse confirmed at EDS and a die gouge at the back of Lincoln's neck serving as the primary obverse die marker, Stage B at mid-die-state (MDS, unconfirmed), and Stage C at late die state (LDS, unconfirmed). As DDR-001 — the first cataloged doubled die reverse for the 2011 Lincoln Shield Cent — this variety holds the primary catalog position for its date, typically indicating it was either the first documented or the most prominent DDR known for the 2011 issue. The Lincoln Shield Cent was designed by Lyndall Bass for the reverse Union shield motif, introduced in 2010 as a permanent replacement for Frank Gasparro's Lincoln Memorial reverse. Victor David Brenner's obverse Lincoln portrait has served continuously since 1909. Struck in copper-plated zinc composition (97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper) weighing 2.50 grams with a 19.05 mm diameter, the Shield Cent's bold geometric design — featuring prominent horizontal stripes and the ONE CENT scroll — provides clean surfaces where extra thickness from hub doubling is readily visible under moderate magnification.

Die Markers

• UVC-3045
• DMR-003
• Stage A:
• Reverse is EDS
• Die gouge at back of neck – EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Billy Crawford
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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