1945-D Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001

Description

Final year of Adolph Weinman's beloved Mercury Dime design, 1945 marks the conclusion of a series that began in 1916 and produced some of the most artistically acclaimed circulation coinage in American numismatic history. DDR-001 of the 1945-D shows light spread on ONE DIME, the lower fasces, and the left leaves — three reverse elements that together span the central and lower portions of Weinman's classical reverse composition. Cross-referenced as 1-R-II-C under CONECA classification, the II-C designation identifies this as Class II pivoted hub doubling, where a rotational misalignment during hubbing produced spread that varies with distance from the pivot point. Denver struck 40.2 million Mercury Dimes in 1945, the final Denver Mint production of this type. Die markers UVC-276 and DMR-012 provide the secondary attribution framework. The fasces — a bundle of rods bound around an axe blade, symbolizing republican strength through unity — is one of the most intricate elements on the Mercury Dime reverse, and doubling on its lower portion affects the bundled rods' detail. The left leaves, part of the olive branch that wraps around the fasces, carry botanical detail that reveals even light doubling through split or shadowed leaf edges. As DDR-001, this primary variety for the date holds particular significance as a last-year-of-issue die variety.

Die Markers

• UVC-276, DMR-012

Attribution History

• 1-R-II-C

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