1945-D Doubled Die Reverse DDR-004

Description

Dual-variety dies add collecting appeal, and the 1945-D Jefferson nickel DDR-004 carries exactly that distinction: the reverse die showing light spread on UNUM and STATES OF AMERICA is also listed as RPM-022, meaning it bears a repunched mintmark alongside the doubled die reverse. This makes specimens from this die marriage attributable for two separate variety types — the hub-to-die misalignment producing the DDR and the hand-punched mintmark error producing the RPM. Struck in the wartime 35% silver alloy, the 1945-D carries Denver's large D mintmark above Monticello's dome. VarietyVista records the die markers as RPM-022 (which also serves as a die identifier), UVC-285, and DMR-026, with the comments explicitly noting the reverse is listed as RPM-022. Denver produced approximately 37.1 million silver-alloy nickels in 1945, the final year of the emergency composition. Light spread on UNUM and STATES OF AMERICA may require careful examination to separate from the repunched mintmark's visual complexity in the mintmark area, but the text-based doubling on the legends operates independently of the mintmark zone. Collectors seeking dual-attribution varieties find DDR-004/RPM-022 particularly compelling, as the same die documents both a hub doubling event and a mintmark punching error from two entirely different stages of die preparation.

Die Markers

• RPM-022; UVC-285; DMR-026

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