1968-S Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-004

Description

Strong Class I clockwise spread on UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, ONE DIME, the torch flames, branches, and olive and oak leaves defines WDDR-004 on the 1968 San Francisco Mint proof Roosevelt Dime. As a proof issue struck on polished planchets with polished dies, the mirror-like fields accentuate the hub doubling diagnostics across the reverse. Cross-referenced as CONECA 1-R-I and Cherrypickers FS-10-1968S-801 (020.3), this variety carries triple attribution recognition. The CW rotational spread affects the full reverse field, from the legend and motto through the denomination to the torch, oak branch, and olive branch design elements. The Type 1 reverse used in 1968 carried forward the design elements from the pre-1965 silver era. Class I rotated hub doubling produces uniform rotational displacement varying by distance from the rotation center. Cataloged by the Wexler Team under Wexler Variety ID 1968-S 10¢ Pr WDDR-004, the comprehensive CW spread affecting nearly every reverse design element paired with the Cherrypickers and CONECA cross-references establishes this as a significant proof Roosevelt Dime doubled die from the late 1960s. Die Markers: Obverse: Die scratch SW from the right underside of the horizontal bar on the T of LIBERTY. Die scratch south from the right fork of the Y in LIBERTY. Two short die scratches N/S between the lower area of the I and T in UNITED.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Kevin Flynn Cross References: CONECA: 1-R-I, Cherrypickers: FS-10-1968S-801 (020.3)
• CONECA: 1-R-I, Cherrypickers: FS-10-1968S-801 (020.3); Wexler Variety ID: 1968-S 10¢ Pr WDDR-004
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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