1943 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001

Description

Holding the primary reverse doubled die designation for the 1943 Jefferson nickel, DDR-001 exhibits light spread on UNUM and AMERICA on the wartime silver alloy composition coin. VarietyVista assigned identifiers UVC-723 and DMR-077, with Stage A showing the reverse at early die state while the obverse is listed as DDO-013 also at EDS — a significant cross-listing indicating this die marriage carries both a reverse doubled die and an obverse doubled die designation simultaneously. Stage B progresses to MDS (unconfirmed), and Stage C reaches LDS (unconfirmed). The dual DDR-001/DDO-013 attribution makes specimens from this die pair particularly interesting to variety collectors, as both sides of the coin exhibit hub doubling events. The 1943 Jefferson nickel was struck on wartime planchets composed of 56% copper, 35% silver, and 9% manganese — the silver composition adopted from mid-1942 through 1945 to conserve nickel for military use during World War II. These "war nickels" carry a distinctive large mintmark above Monticello's dome on Felix Schlag's reverse, and Philadelphia struck approximately 271.17 million nickels with the large P mintmark in 1943. The light spread on UNUM and AMERICA indicates a modest hub displacement affecting the upper reverse inscriptions E PLURIBUS UNUM and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, where the serif lettering provides fine edges for detecting even subtle displacement. The high DMR number (077) reflects the extensive die documentation for wartime Jefferson nickels. Collectors should examine the letters of UNUM and AMERICA under 15-20x magnification, then verify the obverse for DDO-013 characteristics to confirm the complete die pair attribution.

Die Markers

• UVC-723
• DMR-077
• Stage A:
• Reverse is EDS
• Obverse is LISTED as DDO-013 – EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Bill Fivaz
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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