1944 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-003

Description

Cataloged by VarietyVista under codes UVC-0379 and DMR-004, the 1944 Washington Quarter DDO-003 documents a doubled die obverse with medium spread visible on IN GOD WE TRUST, the date, and the LIB portion of LIBERTY — three distinct design zones that together confirm the hub doubling when examined at 7x–10x with oblique lighting. The variety progresses through three documented die stages tracked under the same UVC/DMR codes. Stage A is an early-middle die state (EMDS) and is distinguished by squiggly die gouges running through the E of E PLURIBUS on the reverse — a distinct random-path marker that confirms Stage A placement. Stage B (MDS) is unconfirmed. Stage C (LDS) is marked by a die crack system involving three cracks: one across the forehead and hair of Washington's portrait, a second across the bust line, and a third down the eagle's right wing on the reverse — a dramatic die failure progression that makes late-state examples visually distinctive beyond the doubling itself. The 1944 Washington Quarter was produced in 90% silver at Philadelphia without a mintmark, and DDO-003's three-point doubling spread combined with the Stage C die crack system makes it a multi-diagnostic variety rewarding to assemble across all three stages.

Die Markers

• UVC-0379
• DMR-004
• Stage A:
• Obverse is EMDS
• Squiggly die gouges through E PLURIBUS – EMDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Die crack across forehead and hair – LDS
• Die crack across bust
• Die crack down eagle's Right wing – LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Delma K. Romines
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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