1963 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-076

Description

Deep into the catalog at the seventy-sixth entry, this 1963 Jefferson Nickel doubled die reverse demonstrates the thoroughness with which variety researchers have examined this date. Light spread with extra thickness appears on E PLURIBUS UNUM and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, where hub displacement created slightly widened lettering distinguishable from normal strike characteristics under magnification. Cataloged under UVC-1216 and DMR-083, DDR-076 progresses through three die stages: Stage A shows both the reverse and obverse in Early Die State, Stage B in Mid-Die State is unconfirmed, and Stage C in Late Die State is unconfirmed. The 1963 Jefferson Nickel's substantial mintage of over 175 million business strikes at Philadelphia required a large number of working dies, and each die that received a slightly imperfect hub impression produced a distinct doubled die variety. Reaching DDR number 76 for a single date illustrates how systematically the variety community examined nickels from the early 1960s, when coins were readily available in circulation and bank-wrapped rolls provided fresh material for searchers.

Die Markers

• UVC-1216
• DMR-083
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Jim Hale
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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