1957 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-010

Description

Tenth DDR for the 1957 Washington Silver Quarter, DDR-010 exhibits light spread on UNITED STATES OF AMERICA with extensive die crack documentation across its three confirmed die stages. Under UVC-0903 and DMR-017, Stage A and Stage B remain at Early and Mid-Die State respectively (both unconfirmed), but Stage C reveals dramatic Late Die State deterioration: a die crack descends down the eagle's right wing, another crack traverses the right wreath, a third runs southeast from the last S of STATES through the US of PLURIBUS to the wing under AMER of AMERICA, and an additional crack crosses the forehead and hair. This extensive cracking network in Stage C documents a die that saw heavy use through its final production phase, and the crack progression provides collectors with a detailed framework for dating specimens relative to the die's working life. The reverse die variety designation RDV-001 confirms this coin uses the standard reverse design variant for the series. The 1957 date falls in the silver composition era of Washington Quarters, with 90% silver content that would continue until the 1965 clad transition. Cataloged by VarietyVista, DDR-010 on the Washington Quarter demonstrates that detailed die stage progression documentation — tracking specific cracks through EDS, MDS, and LDS — transforms a straightforward light-spread DDR into a rich case study of die deterioration mechanics.

Die Markers

• UVC-0903
• DMR-017
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Die crack down eagle's Right wing – LDS
• Die crack on Right wreath
• Die crack Southeast from last S of STATES through US of PLURIBUS to wing under AMER of AMERICA
• Die crack on forehead and hair – LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Lee Hiemke
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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