1946-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-007

Description

Cataloged by VarietyVista with die markers UVC-097 and DMR-005, DDR-007 on the 1946-S Roosevelt Silver Dime presents a multi-variety die pairing of exceptional complexity — the obverse is listed as DDO-001 (ODV-001), while the reverse carries designations as both RPM-015 and MMS-001 (Trumpet tail), creating a coin that simultaneously displays doubled die reverse, doubled die obverse, repunched mintmark, and a misplaced mintmark with the distinctive "trumpet tail" configuration. The primary variety — the DDR — shows light spread on ONE DIME, John R. Sinnock's denomination statement at the reverse center. Three documented die stages trace this die pair's service life: Stage A is an Early to Mid Die State where the reverse is listed as RPM-015 with a die gouge on the N of UNUM and another die gouge east of the right olive stem, paired with the DDO-001 obverse also in early to mid die state. Stage B transitions both dies to Mid Die State. Stage C reaches Late Die State for both obverse and reverse. These progressive stages document the dies' deterioration through their production run, with each stage potentially showing additional die cracks, wear patterns, or surface changes that further distinguish specimens struck at different points in the die's working life. As the first year of the Roosevelt Dime series (designed by Sinnock and introduced in 1946 to honor Franklin D. Roosevelt), the 1946-S holds inaugural-year significance, and the convergence of four distinct variety types on a single die pairing makes this an unusually information-dense entry in the early Roosevelt Dime variety census.

Die Markers

• UVC-097
• DMR-005
• Stage A:
• Reverse is LISTED as RPM-015 – EMDS
• Die gouge on N of UNUM
• Die gouge East of Right olive stem
• Obverse is LISTED as DDO-001 – EMDS
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• Reverse and Obverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Gary B. Shaffstall
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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