1942-S Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002

Description

San Francisco Mint production of Mercury Dimes during 1942 occurred against the backdrop of America's first full year in World War II, when the facility balanced circulating coinage demands with wartime priorities. This 1942-S WDDR-002 doubled die reverse preserves hub doubling on Adolph Weinman's reverse design, where the fasces and olive branch motif provided fine details susceptible to visible displacement during die preparation. The Mercury Dime series, formally known as the Winged Liberty Head Dime, would continue through 1945 before being replaced by the Roosevelt Dime in 1946, placing this 1942-S issue in the series' final years. Cross-referenced as Wexler Variety ID: 1942-S 10¢ WDDR-002 and attributed by the Wexler Team. Wartime San Francisco Mint dime production generated working dies at a pace driven by military and civilian coinage needs, and the hub doubling preserved on this WDDR-002 documents one instance where die preparation resulted in a misaligned impression during that accelerated manufacturing period.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Thomas McGowan Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1942-S 10¢ WDDR-002
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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