1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-032

Description

Within the wartime Washington Quarter series, the 1943 DDO-032 presents a light spread visible on the motto IN GOD WE TRUST — a subtle but definite doubled die obverse created during the hubbing process when the design was transferred to the working die. The VarietyVista catalog assigns this variety the classification UVC-0318 and die marriage reference DMR-033, placing it within a comprehensive system that tracks both the variety and the specific die pairing. Three die stages have been identified: Stage A in early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B where both obverse and reverse show middle die state characteristics, and Stage C in late die state (also unconfirmed). These stage progressions help collectors understand the life cycle of the die pair and the relative scarcity of coins struck at each point. The 1943 Washington Quarter was struck in the standard 90% silver composition at a time when the nation's industrial capacity was heavily directed toward wartime production — notably, 1943 was the same year cents were struck on zinc-coated steel planchets due to copper conservation. John Flanagan's Washington obverse portrait, based on the Jean-Antoine Houdon bust, carries the IN GOD WE TRUST motto above the date area where the doubling manifests. Cataloged by VarietyVista, DDO-032 adds to the body of doubled die research on pre-1965 silver Washington Quarters, a collecting area that continues to reveal new varieties as examination techniques improve.

Die Markers

• UVC-0318
• DMR-033
• 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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