1954 Variety WMHO-001

Description

The final year of WMHO-001`s run, 1954 marks the last date for which the doubled master hub produced working hubs for Washington Quarters. After four years of service from 1951 through 1954, the master hub was retired, ending the systematic doubling that had affected every quarter struck across all three mints during that span. The moderate clockwise spread from a pivot near 3:00 on IN GOD WE TRUST remains the defining feature of this variety. CONECA classifies it as SD-4-O-V, and the Wexler Team catalogs this Philadelphia issue as 1954 25-cent WMHO-001. As the last year of this master hub`s service, 1954 coins may reflect the most accumulated wear on the hub`s surfaces, potentially producing the subtlest transfer of the doubled impression to new working hubs. Philadelphia`s 1954 quarters bear no mintmark and were struck in 90% silver, part of the Washington Silver Quarters series spanning 1932 to 1964. Collectors interested in comparing doubling strength across the four-year WMHO-001 span often pair 1951 examples with 1954 specimens, seeking evidence of how master hub degradation affected the visibility of the doubling over time.

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Wexler Cross References: CONECA: SD-4-O-V Comments: Because the master hub is designed to be used over a period of several years, this one was used during the period from 1951 through 1954. Consequently most Washington quarters during that period of time will show this doubling. Differences in the appearance of the doubling will be due to wear on the working hubs, wear on the working dies, and wear on the coins themselves.
• CONECA: SD-4-O-V Comments: Because the master hub is designed to be used over a period of several years, this one was used during the period from 1951 through 1954. Consequently most Washington quarters during that period of time will show this doubling. Differences in the appearance of the doubling will be due to wear on the working hubs, wear on the working dies, and wear on the coins themselves.; Wexler Variety ID: 1954 25¢ WMHO-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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