1964 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001

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Verified LegacyDoubled Die Reverse

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1964

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Description

This 1964 proof Jefferson Nickel WDDR-001 carries a complex catalog lineage — the variety was formerly listed as WDDR-228 and now replaces the original WDDR-001, which was delisted because it was determined to be a doubled working hub (DWH) rather than a doubled working die. The delisted original is now cataloged separately as WWHR-001 (Working Working Hub Reverse), maintaining documentation of the hub anomaly while clearing the WDDR-001 position for this confirmed die-level variety. The reclassified entry displays a close Class II (Distorted Hub Doubling) spread on E PLURIBUS UNUM and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, with both spreads increasing slightly from left to right across the inscriptions — a progressive pattern indicating the hub displacement produced minimal separation on the left side and maximum on the right. Reverse die markers include a die dot below the second O of MONTICELLO and a slanted die scratch above the long left window of the building facade. No obverse markers are noted. The distinction between DWH and DWD is fundamental to variety attribution: a doubled working hub creates identical doubling on every die made from it, while a doubled working die creates doubling unique to that single die. The 1964 proof Jefferson Nickel was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in copper-nickel composition (75% copper, 25% nickel) weighing 5.00 grams with a 21.21 mm diameter. Felix Schlag designed the Jefferson portrait and Monticello reverse. The 1964 proof set is historically significant as the last year before the Coinage Act of 1965 eliminated silver from dimes and quarters and temporarily suspended proof set production. The catalog's transparent documentation of the DWH-to-DWD reclassification provides collectors with both a confirmed variety and an educational case study in the mechanics of die manufacturing hierarchy.