1959-D Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001

Description

Holding the primary DDR designation for the 1959-D Jefferson nickel, DDR-001 presents light extra thickness on UNUM and OF AMERICA — a doubling presentation where the secondary hub impression sits nearly perfectly aligned with the primary but slightly displaced, creating visibly thickened letters rather than the separated doubling seen in spread varieties. The "extra thickness" description is a hallmark of close-alignment hub doubling. Denver produced approximately 160.7 million nickels in 1959, a large mintage that exceeds Philadelphia's 27.2 million by nearly six times. VarietyVista assigns UVC-988 and die marriage DMR-004 to this primary variety. The extra thickness presentation can be more challenging to attribute than spread doubling because the effect resembles heavy strike or design relief variations — collectors should compare the affected letter widths against undoubled examples from the same date, looking for consistently thickened serifs and cross-strokes that deviate from the standard die design. As DDR-001, this is the reference variety for 1959-D reverse doubled dies.

Die Markers

• UVC-988; DMR-004

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