1956 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-012

Description

The twelfth cataloged doubled die reverse for the 1956 Jefferson nickel, DDR-012 exhibits light doubling on both UNUM and AMERICA — two reverse elements separated by the Monticello vignette, indicating the hub misalignment affected a broad zone of the die. With at least twelve DDR varieties documented for 1956 alone, this date ranks among the most prolific reversed doubled die hosts in the entire Jefferson series, suggesting that either the dies used that year were particularly susceptible to hub misalignment or that intense collector scrutiny has yielded more thorough documentation. VarietyVista classifies this as UVC-929 with die marriage DMR-016. The 1956 Philadelphia issue had a business strike mintage of about 35.2 million, and the abundance of reverse doubled dies from this single date provides an interesting case study in die manufacturing consistency — or lack thereof — during mid-century Mint operations. Light doubling spanning UNUM and AMERICA requires systematic examination of the full reverse legend under 7-10x magnification.

Die Markers

• UVC-929; DMR-016

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