1971 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-002

Description

On the large-format Eisenhower dollar, even light hub doubling produces visually dramatic results, and the 1971 DDO-002 demonstrates this principle with light spread on IN GOD WE TRUST that manifests as strong split upper serifs on the motto's lettering. The serifs — the small finishing strokes at the tops and bottoms of letters — are particularly sensitive to hub displacement because their thin profiles create obvious forking when a secondary image overlaps at even a slight offset. Cataloged under UVC-113 / DMR-005 by VarietyVista, die stages move from Early Die State (Stage A, both obverse and reverse) through Mid Die State (Stage B, unconfirmed) to Late Die State (Stage C, unconfirmed). The 1971 Eisenhower dollar was the first year of this denomination, struck at Philadelphia with a copper-nickel clad composition for circulation. Its 38.1mm diameter — the largest regular-issue U.S. coin of the era — provides a generous canvas for examining doubled die features. Collectors can confirm this variety by examining the upper serifs of the letters in the motto, where each serif should display a clean split into two distinct endpoints.

Die Markers

• UVC-113
• DMR-005
• Stage A:
• Obverse and Reverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Timothy Wissert
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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