1935 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-002

Description

Cataloged as UVC-0027 and DMR-003 in the VarietyVista system, the 1935 Washington Quarter DDO-002 exhibits light spread on IN GOD WE TRUST. Struck in 90% silver, the standard composition for pre-1965 Washington Quarters, this variety's die stage progression documents three stages: Stage A is an unconfirmed early die state. Stage B advances to mid-die-state with a light die crack across the bust and a die crack down the eagle's right wing extending to the Q of QUARTER. Stage C is an unconfirmed late die state. The IN GOD WE TRUST motto, positioned above Washington's head, provides the diagnostic area for the light spread. The Stage B die cracks across the bust and down the eagle's wing to Q of QUARTER create a prominent cross-side die-state pattern, with the wing crack's extension to the denomination being particularly distinctive.

Die Markers

• UVC-0027
• DMR-003
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Light die crack across bust – MDS
• Die crack down eagle's Right wing extending to Q of QUARTER – MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Lee Hiemke
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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