1964-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-013

Description

Thirteenth cataloged doubled die obverse from Denver's massive 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar production, WDDO-013 arose during a year when the Denver Mint struck over 156 million silver half dollars to satisfy extraordinary public demand for the new design honoring President Kennedy. Gilroy Roberts' obverse portrait, with its finely sculpted hair detail, strong jawline, and multiple inscriptions, provided ample opportunity for hub misalignment to create detectable doubling across the design field. No specific die markers have been documented for this variety, placing the attribution burden on careful comparison of the doubling characteristics against the neighboring WDDO entries. The Wexler system cross-references this as 1964-D 50¢ WDDO-013. Thirteen DDO dies from a single year and mint speaks to the intense die usage at Denver during 1964, when production schedules left minimal time for quality inspection of working dies before they entered service on the press floor.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1964-D 50¢ WDDO-013
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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