1969-S Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-009

Description

Ninth doubled die reverse for the 1969-S Proof Jefferson Nickel, WDDR-009 presents Class II Distorted Hub Doubling with a close spread on E PLURIBUS UNUM and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — the two primary reverse inscription areas where Class II doubling consistently manifests on the Monticello reverse design. The Wexler variety identification is 1969-S WDDR-009 Proof, attributed by John A. Wexler himself — the preeminent authority on United States doubled die varieties whose systematic classification framework underlies the modern WDDO/WDDR numbering system used across all denominations. Die markers include a die dot above the I of AMERICA and a die dot to the right of the right long window on the reverse, while the obverse shows no noted markers. The personal attribution by John Wexler places this variety among those he examined directly, adding provenance significance within the variety research community. The 1969-S proof nickel was struck during a period when San Francisco proof production was generating abundant doubled die varieties — the combination of proof-quality die preparation, multiple hub impressions per die, and the detailed Monticello reverse design created ideal conditions for documenting hub distortion events. Nine DDR varieties represents a relatively early sequence number in what would eventually grow to exceed thirty-five entries for the 1969-S date. Class II distortion on the E PLURIBUS UNUM and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA inscriptions has proven to be the most common and most consistently documented form of hub doubling on proof Jefferson Nickel reverses.

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Wexler
• Wexler Variety ID: 1969-S WDDR-009 Proof
• Expert attribution by John A. Wexler

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