1940 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-009
Error
Description
Very light spread on LIBERTY on the 1940 Washington Silver Quarter, requiring careful examination to confirm hub doubling against the strong relief of Flanagan's portrait. Die tracking: UVC-0123, DMR-011. Stage A: EDS (unconfirmed). Stage B: obverse is MDS with numerous die scratches developing on the reverse, also MDS. Stage C: LDS (unconfirmed). The Stage B reverse scratches provide a secondary attribution marker when the light obverse doubling is difficult to assess. Philadelphia struck approximately 35.7 million 90% silver quarters in 1940 during the early months of the European war. Cataloged by VarietyVista as the ninth DDO for this date.
Die Markers
- UVC-0123
- DMR-011
- Stage A:
- EDS (unconfirmed)
- Stage B:
- Obverse is MDS
- Numerous die scratches on Reverse – MDS
- Stage C:
- LDS (unconfirmed)
Attribution History
- Discovered by Lee Hiemke
- Expert attribution by VarietyVista
External References
Additional Notes
Die Stages and Markers UVC-0123 DMR-011 Stage A: EDS (unconfirmed) Stage B: Obverse is MDS Numerous die scratches on Reverse – MDS Stage C: LDS (unconfirmed)
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