1943-D Doubled Die Obverse DDO-005

Description

Medium spread on LIBERTY with light spread on IN GOD WE TRUST, the date, and the ribbon end characterizes DDO-005 on the 1943-D Washington Silver Quarter — a coin struck during the heart of World War II when the Denver Mint was operating at wartime capacity. Cataloged by VarietyVista with tracking codes UVC-0332 and DMR-008, three die stages trace the die's service life: Stage A at EDS (unconfirmed), Stage B with both obverse and reverse at MDS, and Stage C at LDS (unconfirmed). The confirmed MDS at Stage B establishes the most reliable attribution baseline. John Flanagan's Washington Quarter obverse, with its bold LIBERTY inscription across the upper rim and IN GOD WE TRUST below the bust, provides the diagnostic areas where hub doubling manifests — the medium spread on LIBERTY indicating more pronounced displacement in the upper die area, while the lighter spread on the motto, date, and ribbon end suggests the hub shift diminished toward the lower portions. The 1943-D silver quarter was struck on 90% silver planchets during a period of significant precious metal conservation for other denominations — notably the zinc-coated steel cent and the silver-alloy nickel. Denver's wartime quarter output helped maintain adequate circulating coinage despite the competing demands of military production. Cataloged by VarietyVista.

Die Markers

• UVC-0332
• DMR-008
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Obverse and Reverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Lee Hiemke
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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