1941-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-003

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Verified LegacyDoubled Die Reverse

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Discovery Date

1941

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Description

Documented under VarietyVista codes UVC-0214 and DMR-010, the third doubled die reverse for the 1941 San Francisco Mint Washington Silver Quarter displays medium spread and extra thickness on UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM — the two major legends on the heraldic eagle reverse. Three die stages track the variety's progression: Stage A at early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B at mid-die state (unconfirmed), and Stage C showing a die crack down the eagle's right wing and a die crack across the upper hair, both indicating late die state. A notable secondary attribution notes that the reverse is classified as MMS-001 (Small), referring to a Mint Mark Style designation that identifies the specific size variant of the S mint mark punched into this reverse die. The intersection of doubled die reverse characteristics with a mint mark style designation makes DDR-003 a multi-attribute variety with appeal to both DDR specialists and mint mark variety collectors. The 1941-S Washington Quarter was produced during the last pre-war year, when San Francisco's silver quarter output contributed to a monetary system still based on circulating precious metal coinage. Medium spread and extra thickness on the full UNITED STATES OF AMERICA inscription means the doubling is detectable across numerous individual letters, providing multiple diagnostic confirmation points for attribution. The late-die-state cracks documented in Stage C — particularly the crack down the eagle's wing — represent significant structural deterioration that eventually would have forced the die's retirement, making Stage C specimens the most dramatically marked but potentially the scarcest surviving examples from this die pair.