1944 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-018

Description

Particularly noteworthy as a die marriage pairing a doubled die obverse with a doubled die reverse, the 1944 Washington Quarter DDO-018 shows medium spread on BERTY of LIBERTY on the obverse while the reverse die is independently listed as DDR-003 — meaning both sides of coins from this die pair carry hub doubling from separate hubbing events. Cataloged by VarietyVista as UVC-0394 with die marriage DMR-019, the variety is documented across three die states: early die state remains unconfirmed, Stage B shows the obverse at mid die state with the reverse DDR-003 also at mid die state, and Stage C captures both obverse and reverse in late die state. Obverse-reverse doubled die pairings are uncommon because they require two independently doubled dies to be paired together for use on the same press — a coincidence that produces coins with doubling on both sides from a single die marriage. The 1944 Philadelphia Washington Quarter was struck during World War II, when Mint resources were strained by wartime demands including the production of medals, tokens, and special coinage. Flanagan's Washington portrait on 90% silver at 24.3mm. Examine LIBERTY for the medium spread on BERTY, and check the reverse for the companion DDR-003 doubling — a rare two-sided doubled die pairing.

Die Markers

• UVC-0394
• DMR-019
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Obverse is MDS
• Reverse is LISTED as DDR-003 – MDS
• Stage C:
• Obverse and Reverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Lee Hiemke
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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