1938 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-006

Description

Struck during the inaugural year of Felix Schlag's Jefferson Nickel — which replaced the Buffalo Nickel following a public design competition — DDO-006 documents light hub doubling on LIBERTY, the star, and the date. The presence of doubling across three separate obverse zones confirms a full-face hub misalignment rather than a localized anomaly. Assigned UVC-586 and DMR-008, this variety is systematically cataloged within the VarietyVista framework. Two die stages are confirmed: Stage A at Early Die State and Stage B at Mid Die State, documenting the die's progression through its working life. First-year Jefferson Nickels hold particular appeal for type collectors and series specialists, as 1938 represents the transition between two of America's most beloved coin designs. Philadelphia struck 19.5 million nickels in the debut year, and doubled die varieties from this inaugural production document hub-to-die transfer anomalies during the first use of Schlag's master tooling. DDO-006 and DDO-007 form a pair of light-spread varieties from this historically important date.

Die Markers

• UVC-586
• DMR-008
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Obverse and Reverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Timothy Wissert
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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