1945 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-019

Description

Cataloged by VarietyVista, this 1945 Washington Quarter DDO-019 exhibits very light hub doubling spread on RTY of LIBERTY and the ribbon end at the bust truncation. The very light classification places this among the subtlest doubled die varieties, where the secondary hub impressions sit extremely close to the primary design elements and require careful examination under good magnification to resolve. The die progression is tracked under UVC-0535 and DMR-020 across three stages: Stage A is an unconfirmed early die state, Stage B is an unconfirmed mid-die state, and Stage C confirms both the obverse and reverse at late die state (LDS). The confirmed LDS at Stage C indicates this die pair was used through its complete service life. The 1945 Washington Quarter was struck at Philadelphia during the final year of World War II, a period when the Mint maintained high production volumes to meet ongoing wartime and transitional coinage needs. The concentration of doubling on the last three letters of LIBERTY and the ribbon end suggests the hub displacement was most pronounced in the right portion of the obverse design. Very light doubled die varieties like DDO-019 test the limits of attribution, as collectors must distinguish genuine hub doubling from strike doubling or die deterioration effects. Examination of the RTY letters and ribbon end under at least 10x magnification is recommended.

Die Markers

• UVC-0535
• DMR-020
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Obverse and Reverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Lee Hiemke
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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