1947 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-001

Description

The primary doubled die obverse for the 1947 Philadelphia Jefferson nickel, DDO-001 presents light doubling on IN GOD WE TRUST. As the sole DDO-001 designation for this date, it was likely the first doubled die obverse discovered or the most prominent variety cataloged. The 1947 Philadelphia issue had a mintage of approximately 95.0 million pieces, reflecting the strong post-war demand for circulating coinage as the American economy transitioned to peacetime consumer spending. VarietyVista classifies this variety as UVC-1680 with die marriage DMR-006. The mid-to-late 1940s Jefferson nickels returned to the pre-war nickel-copper composition after the silver wartime alloy, and the small-format mintmark (or absence thereof for Philadelphia) replaced the wartime's distinctive large mintmark above Monticello. Light doubling on the IN GOD WE TRUST motto requires methodical examination under magnification, comparing letter formations against known undoubled examples to distinguish genuine hub doubling from machine doubling or strike artifacts.

Die Markers

• UVC-1680; DMR-006

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