1967 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-012

Description

Within VarietyVista's extensive catalog, DDR-012 for the 1967 Kennedy Half Dollar captures a medium spread on UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the stars positioned beneath those letters — two distinct design zones on the reverse that both display visible hub doubling. The variety carries Universal Variety Code UVC-423 and Die Marriage Reference DMR-027, placing it within the comprehensive VarietyVista attribution framework. Three die states are tracked: Stage A (EDS) is unconfirmed, Stage B (MDS) is identified by a die gouge between the upper TE of STATES and a separate die gouge west of the upper first S of STATES, with the obverse also at MDS. Stage C (LDS) remains unconfirmed. The 1967 Kennedy Half Dollar occupies a unique position in American numismatics — it was struck without a mintmark during the three-year period (1965-1967) when Congress eliminated mintmarks from all U.S. coins in response to the coin shortage of the mid-1960s. This means the 1967 half dollar carries no mint facility identification, though production was distributed between Philadelphia and Denver. The 40% silver clad composition used from 1965 through 1970 gives these coins tangible precious metal content that their post-1970 successors lack. Twelve cataloged doubled die reverses for the 1967 date demonstrates active variety research on this transitional-era Kennedy Half, where the combination of silver content, mintmark-free production, and Frank Gasparro's heraldic eagle reverse creates a distinctive collecting context for die variety specialists.

Die Markers

• UVC-423
• DMR-027
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Die gouge between upper TE of STATES – MDS
• Die gouge West of upper first S of STATES
• Obverse is MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Larry Nienaber
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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