1964 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-006

Description

Cataloged by VarietyVista as DDR-006 with die marker references UVC-439 and DMR-014, and cross-referenced as Fivaz-Stanton FS-801, this doubled die reverse was struck on a 1964 Roosevelt silver dime at the Philadelphia Mint. The 1964 Roosevelt dime was composed of 90% silver and 10% copper, weighing 2.5 grams with a 17.9 mm diameter and a reeded edge — the final year of silver dime production before the Coinage Act of 1965 mandated the transition to copper-nickel clad composition. The doubling on DDR-006 manifests as medium spread on all lettering and devices around the rim, with the lightest expression on the letters OF AMERICA. The FS-801 Fivaz-Stanton designation indicates this variety has been recognized in the Cherrypickers' Guide as significant enough to warrant mainstream collector attention beyond the specialist variety community. An additional attribution note records that the obverse is ODV-011, which exhibits a blunt 9 in the date, providing a secondary diagnostic point for verifying the die pairing. VarietyVista documents four die stages: Stage A is an early die state that remains unconfirmed, Stage B shows light north-south die scratches on the reverse and heavy north-south die scratches on the obverse in early-to-mid die state, Stage C shows both reverse and obverse in mid die state, and Stage D shows both in late die state. This four-stage progression provides variety researchers with a detailed lifecycle picture of the die pair's deterioration. The final-year silver dime status of the 1964 date, combined with the FS-801 Cherrypickers designation, makes DDR-006 one of the more widely recognized and actively sought Roosevelt dime varieties. The medium spread across all rim lettering and devices provides a broad diagnostic area for variety attribution.

Die Markers

• UVC-439
• DMR-014
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Light die scratches North-South on Reverse – EMDS
• Heavy die scratches North-South on Obverse – EMDS
• Stage C:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage D:
• Reverse and Obverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Joe Feld
• FS-801
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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