1944-D Doubled Die Reverse DDR-006

Description

Six doubled die reverses documented for the 1944-D Washington Silver Quarter demonstrate how wartime Denver Mint production, with its heightened tempo and material pressures, generated a meaningful population of die varieties on the 90% silver quarter. DDR-006 exhibits light spread on UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, and the eagle's plume — the spread affecting both text elements and a fine design detail of the heraldic eagle. Die markers tracked under UVC-0917 and DMR-020 document three stages: Stage A with both reverse and obverse in Early Die State (EDS), Stage B in Mid-Die State (MDS, unconfirmed), and Stage C in Late Die State (LDS, also unconfirmed). Cataloged by VarietyVista, this variety exists on the 1944-D quarter struck during the middle of World War II, when Denver was one of three mints actively producing quarters to meet both civilian commercial needs and military payroll requirements. The 1944-D had a mintage of approximately 14.6 million pieces in 90% silver composition. John Flanagan's heraldic eagle reverse features detailed plumage that responds to hub doubling with subtle feather-tip displacement, and the eagle's plume (the decorative feathers above the head) provides a particularly sensitive indicator of vertical spread. Light spread varieties like DDR-006 require careful magnified examination to confirm, typically needing at least 7x magnification to definitively separate hub doubling from die deterioration effects.

Die Markers

• UVC-0917
• DMR-020
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by ZAP's coins
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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