1945 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-013

Description

Thirteenth doubled die obverse documented for the 1945 Washington Silver Quarter, DDO-013 exhibits a medium spread on LIBERTY — the inscription arching above Washington's portrait on the obverse. VarietyVista assigns UVC-0529 and DMR-014 to this variety, placing it within the comprehensive matrix of Washington Quarter doubled dies tracked by that attribution service. Three die stages are documented: Stage A in Early Die State remains unconfirmed, Stage B shows the obverse and reverse at Mid Die State, and Stage C at Late Die State is also unconfirmed. The 1945 Washington Quarter was struck on 90% silver planchets weighing 6.25 grams, the standard composition that had been in use since the series' 1932 inception and would continue through 1964. Wartime 1945 production at the Philadelphia Mint served both domestic circulation needs and the requirements of a nation transitioning from wartime to peacetime economic activity. Thirteen doubled die obverses for a single date reflects the intensive study that early silver Washington Quarters have received from die variety researchers over many decades. The medium spread on LIBERTY — indicating a hub shift of moderate magnitude between successive die impressions — places this variety in the middle range of visual prominence among Washington Quarter DDOs. Collectors attributing this variety should examine the letters of LIBERTY under magnification for the characteristic doubling profile, while using the UVC-0529 and DMR-014 codes to confirm the match in the VarietyVista reference database. The wartime production context adds historical dimension to what is already a numismatically significant die variety.

Die Markers

• UVC-0529
• DMR-014
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Obverse and Reverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Lee Hiemke
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

External References