1946-D Doubled Die Reverse DDR-002

Description

Struck during the inaugural year of John R. Sinnock's Roosevelt Dime, the 1946-D DDR-002 captures doubled die reverse characteristics from the very first production run. The doubling presents as a medium spread on AMERICA and UNUM, with the right olive leaves also displaced, while the dot between E PLURIBUS UNUM and the word DIME exhibit rotational doubling — indicating the hub shifted with a slight twist between impressions. VarietyVista catalogs this under Universal Variety Code UVC-049 and Die Marker Reference DMR-013 with three stages: Stage A in early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B where both reverse and obverse reach mid-die-state, and Stage C in late die state (unconfirmed). An associated note identifies the obverse as ODV-001, linking this reverse die to a specific obverse variant. The 1946-D was produced at Denver just months after Sinnock completed the design honoring President Roosevelt, who had died in April 1945. First-year-of-issue varieties hold particular appeal for collectors building comprehensive Roosevelt Dime sets. Examine AMERICA and UNUM under magnification, watching for the rotational component on DIME.

Die Markers

• UVC-049
• DMR-013
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Frank Baumann
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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