1946-D Doubled Die Obverse DDO-013

Description

Thirteenth obverse doubled die in the census for the first-year Denver Mint Roosevelt dime, DDO-013 shows medium spread on the date, the designer's initials JS (top to bottom), and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. VarietyVista cataloged this variety under die identifiers UVC-081 and DMR-045, documenting three die stages with a distinctive progression: Stage A at early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B at mid die state (unconfirmed), and Stage C where both obverse and reverse have reached late die state — the only confirmed stage for this die. The LDS confirmation at Stage C means the documented specimens exhibit advanced die wear characteristics such as softened detail, possible die cracks, and flow lines, while earlier states remain unseen or unverified. The additional comment identifies this obverse as ODV-001, a die design variant that serves as an independent diagnostic for confirming the correct die prior to assessing the doubling. John R. Sinnock's Roosevelt dime debuted in 1946, and Denver produced approximately 61.04 million examples that inaugural year. The medium spread across multiple design elements — the date at the lower right, the JS initials at the neck truncation, and IN GOD WE TRUST below the chin — indicates a broad hub displacement that affected a wide swath of the obverse during the die manufacturing process. The "top to bottom" directional notation on the designer's initials specifies the spread vector, indicating the secondary hub impression landed below the primary in the vertical plane. Collectors should examine specimens showing signs of late die state wear and confirm the ODV-001 die variant classification, then assess the date digits, JS initials, and motto letters under 15-20x magnification for the characteristic medium spread — thickened strokes with visible but not dramatically separated secondary impressions.

Die Markers

• UVC-081
• DMR-045
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Obverse and Reverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Richard Bateson.
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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