1937-S Doubled Die Obverse DDO-002

Description

With a mintage of only 9.74 million pieces, the 1937-S Mercury dime ranks among the lower-production San Francisco issues in the series, and DDO-002 adds die variety significance to an already relatively scarce date. Light spread appears on the date, following the prevailing pattern of Mercury dime doubled dies where the peripheral date position captures rotational hub offsets. Cross-referenced as 2-O-II-C in the VarietyVista system — second obverse variety, Class II pivoted doubling, subtype C — and tracked as UVC-088 with die marriage DMR-003. The low mintage means fewer dies were required to fill the production order, which translates to a smaller statistical window for die varieties to occur but also means any varieties that did arise had a limited production run. The combination of low mintage and die variety status makes the 1937-S DDO-002 an appealing target for Mercury dime specialists who value the intersection of date scarcity and die variety interest. Two documented obverse doubled dies for this San Francisco date demonstrate that variety specialists have examined even the lower-mintage Mercury dime issues with care. Light doubling on the date demands comparison against undoubled reference specimens under controlled lighting, as the shallow relief of Weinman's date numerals can make subtle hub offsets challenging to confirm.

Die Markers

• UVC-088, DMR-003

Attribution History

• 2-O-II-C

External References