1964-D Doubled Die Reverse DDR-015

Description

Fifteenth in the VarietyVista reverse doubled die census for the 1964-D Roosevelt dime, DDR-015 carries light spread concentrated on the inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA along the upper reverse periphery. John R. Sinnock's Roosevelt dime design — in production since 1946 — features the national inscription arcing above the torch and olive branch, where subtle hub displacement can thicken individual letter strokes without producing the dramatic separation associated with stronger spread classifications. Denver struck an extraordinary volume of dimes in 1964, the final year of 90% silver composition before the Coinage Act of 1965 transitioned the denomination to copper-nickel clad, and that massive output consumed hundreds of reverse dies across the production year. VarietyVista cataloged this variety with die identifiers UVC-471 and DMR-019, placing it within an extensive family of 1964-D Roosevelt DDRs. Three die stages are documented: Stage A at early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B where both reverse and obverse surfaces have advanced to mid die state, and Stage C at late die state (unconfirmed). The MDS confirmation for Stage B establishes that moderately worn specimens have been examined and attributed. An important obverse diagnostic accompanies this die: the obverse is ODV-011, characterized by a blunt 9 in the date — a feature where the upper tail of the numeral 9 terminates abruptly rather than tapering to a fine point, providing a secondary identification checkpoint independent of the reverse doubling itself. Collectors should examine the letters of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA under 15-20x magnification with fiber-optic illumination, looking for thickened strokes that exceed the normal relief of properly struck specimens from this prolific Denver production run.

Die Markers

• UVC-471
• DMR-019
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Frank Baumann
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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