1956 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-024

Description

Listed in the Cherrypickers Guide as FS-802 (edition 035.6) and struck as a Proof at Philadelphia, DDR-024 on the 1956 Jefferson Nickel exhibits strong doubling spread across numerous reverse elements — a breadth of affected features that earned inclusion in the standard variety desk reference. The FS-802 designation signals this variety has been vetted for collector significance and market recognition. Assigned UVC-941 and DMR-028 within the VarietyVista framework, DDR-024 is documented across multiple die stages, with Stage C confirmed at Late Die State — indicating the die remained in proof service long enough to develop advanced wear characteristics. Proof dies typically strike fewer coins than business dies, making late die state proof specimens somewhat unusual and suggesting extended use. The 1956 proof set had a mintage of 669,384 units, and doubled die reverses on proof Jefferson Nickels from this era are pursued by both variety specialists and proof set collectors seeking attributable varieties. Cataloged by VarietyVista as DDR-024.

Die Markers

• UVC-941
• DMR-028
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Reverse and Obverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Paul Richards
• FS-802
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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