1946 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001

Description

Documented by VarietyVista, the 1946 DDR-001 Roosevelt Silver Dime holds the distinction of being the primary doubled die reverse listing for the inaugural year of the Roosevelt Dime series — making it the first DDR-001 in the entire denomination's history, a position of foundational significance within the Roosevelt Dime variety catalog. Die markers UVC-029 / DMR-029 track three stages: Stage A at EDS (unconfirmed); Stage B at MDS (unconfirmed); and Stage C at LDS (unconfirmed). The three-stage progression without specific die marker notations at any stage suggests this variety may have been cataloged primarily from the doubling characteristics rather than from detailed die state photography that would capture progressive deterioration features. The Roosevelt Dime was designed by John R. Sinnock and introduced in 1946 to honor President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had died in April 1945. The dime denomination was chosen because of Roosevelt's personal connection to the March of Dimes foundation, which he helped establish to combat polio. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint in the inaugural production year, composed of 90% silver and 10% copper, weighing 2.50 grams with a diameter of 17.91 mm. The 1946-P had a mintage of approximately 255.3 million pieces as the Mint rushed to produce the new design for public release. As the DDR-001 designation for the first year of a new coin design, this variety represents the earliest documented instance of reverse hub doubling on Roosevelt Dimes — a series that would continue for over eight decades and produce hundreds of additional doubled die varieties, all of which trace their catalog lineage back to this inaugural 1946 DDR-001.

Die Markers

• UVC-029
• DMR-029
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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