1962-D Doubled Die Reverse DDR-002

Description

The second cataloged doubled die reverse for the 1962-D Washington quarter, DDR-002 displays medium spread on OF AMERICA with lighter spread extending to the word DOLLAR on the reverse — a hub displacement that concentrated its strongest effect on the upper portion of the reverse legend. Medium spread on OF AMERICA indicates clearly separated secondary images visible under standard magnification, while the lighter DOLLAR doubling requires closer inspection. Struck at the Denver Mint, this 90% silver quarter belongs to the final years of precious-metal circulating coinage before the Coinage Act of 1965 transitioned quarters to copper-nickel clad. VarietyVista catalogs this die under UVC-1021 and DMR-008 across three die stages: Stage A in Early Die State (unconfirmed), Stage B with the reverse advancing to Mid Die State while the obverse reaches Early-to-Mid Die State — an unusual split progression suggesting the two dies wore at different rates — and Stage C at Late Die State (unconfirmed). The EMDS designation on the obverse at Stage B indicates a transitional wear state between early and mid die life.

Die Markers

• UVC-1021
• DMR-008
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse is MDS
• Obverse is EMDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Joe Feld
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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