1941-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-002

Description

Light spread and extra thickness on UNITED STATES OF AMERICA characterizes this second doubled die reverse for the 1941-S Washington Silver Quarter struck at San Francisco. VarietyVista cataloged the variety with die markers UVC-0213 and DMR-009, documenting three progressive die stages: Stage A at early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B at mid-die state (unconfirmed), and Stage C showing die cracks — one running north to the rim from the wing through NIT of UNITED and another from the back of the eagle's head northeast to the rim through the O of OF — with the obverse in late die state. The comments note this reverse is paired with MMS-001 (Small mintmark), adding a mintmark variety dimension to the doubled die attribution. The 1941-S was struck in the final full year before America's entry into World War II, part of the silver quarter series spanning 1932 through 1964. San Francisco's production of Washington quarters supplemented the larger Philadelphia and Denver outputs, and S-mint varieties from the pre-war era attract particular attention from specialists. The combination of a doubled die reverse with a small mintmark sub-variety on the same die pairing creates an especially noteworthy attribution for Washington Quarter collectors.

Die Markers

• UVC-0213
• DMR-009
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Die crack North to rim from wing through NIT of UNITED – LDS
• Die crack back of eagle's head Northeast to rim through O of OF
• Obverse is LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Lee Hiemke
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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