1946 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-002

Description

Listed in the Fivaz-Stanton reference as FS-102/802 — a designation that marks it among the most collectible varieties for the date — the 1946 DDR-002 Washington quarter displays medium spread on UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM. The FS-102 listing places this variety in the Cherry Pickers' Guide, the standard reference for die varieties significant enough to command a premium in the marketplace. This reverse die is paired with the DDO-008 obverse, meaning specimens from this die marriage carry doubled die varieties on both sides of the coin. Cataloged under UVC-0596 / DMR-009 by VarietyVista, die stage progression moves from Early Die State (Stage A, unconfirmed) through Mid Die State (Stage B, reverse confirmed) to Late Die State (Stage C, both reverse and obverse). At Stage B, the obverse — listed as DDO-008 — reaches Late-Mid Die State, providing a cross-die state correlation useful for sequencing specimens within the die marriage.

Die Markers

• UVC-0596
• DMR-009
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse is MDS
• Obverse is LISTED as DDO-008 – LMDS
• Stage C:
• Reverse and Obverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Frank Baumann
• FS-102
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

External References