1946 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-008

Description

Pivoting from a point at roughly 3 o'clock, a clockwise spread on this 1946 Washington quarter obverse die affects IN GOD WE TRUST, the date, and LIBERTY — the three primary obverse legend elements that fall within the rotational arc of the hub displacement. The pivot-point classification tells attributors that design elements farther from the 3 o'clock position show progressively stronger doubling, while those near the pivot remain tight or invisible. Obverse die markers pinpoint this specific working die: a small die gouge (dot) sits to the right of the bottom of the B in LIBERTY, and a die scratch runs east-to-west through the lower R in LIBERTY. On the reverse, a horizontal die scratch appears just above the IB in PLURIBUS. Cataloged by the Wexler Team as WDDO-008 with no known cross-references to other attribution systems, this variety occupies the eighth position among documented doubled die obverses for the 1946 Philadelphia Washington quarter — a post-war date struck during the final era of silver circulating coinage in the United States.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Tanner Scott Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1946 25¢ WDDO-008
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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