1964 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-018

Description

Monitored by VarietyVista with comprehensive die state documentation, DDR-018 on the 1964 Roosevelt Silver Dime shows a medium spread on all rim lettering, manifesting as notched serifs closest to the rim — with a particularly strong notch visible on the upper E of AMERICA. The variety carries Universal Variety Code UVC-452 and Die Marriage Reference DMR-027. Three die states are documented: Stage A shows both reverse and obverse in Early Die State (EDS), representing the die's freshest condition. Stage B (MDS) and Stage C (LDS) are currently unconfirmed, meaning no specimens have been definitively attributed to these later production stages — leaving an open invitation for researchers to locate transitional specimens. The obverse die is identified as ODV-011, characterized by a blunt 9 in the date — a design variant where the tail of the 9 terminates more abruptly than on standard dies. This obverse attribution provides a secondary diagnostic that connects DDR-018 to a broader family of varieties sharing the same obverse die. As the final year of silver dime production before the Coinage Act of 1965 mandated the switch to clad composition, the 1964 Philadelphia proof dime was produced in large quantities with 3.95 million proof sets sold. The notched serif doubling pattern — where the letters appear to have small extra protrusions on the sides facing the rim — is a characteristic signature of certain hub doubling classes and provides an immediately recognizable diagnostic feature for attribution.

Die Markers

• UVC-452
• DMR-027
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by James Wiles
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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