1971 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-003

Description

Medium spread producing strong notches on the upper left letters of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM, combined with notching on the lower right letters of ONE DOLLAR, characterizes the third doubled die reverse cataloged by VarietyVista for the 1971 Philadelphia Mint Eisenhower Dollar. Die markers UVC-124 and DMR-006 document this variety across three stages: Stage A with both reverse and obverse in Early Die State, Stage B at Mid Die State (unconfirmed), and Stage C listed as EDS (unconfirmed) — an unusual sequence that may indicate the die stage documentation requires further refinement. The comments note that both hubbings were of almost equal strength, a significant observation because equal-strength impressions produce more visually dramatic doubling than weak-strong combinations where one image dominates. When both hub impressions transfer with similar force, the doubled elements appear as clearly notched or split features rather than a primary image with a faint ghost. The 1971 Eisenhower Dollar was the inaugural year of this large-format series honoring President Eisenhower, featuring Frank Gasparro's Apollo 11 eagle reverse. Three doubled die reverses documented for the first year of production, each from a different attribution source (VarietyVista for DDR-003, Wexler for WDDR-002 through WDDR-004), demonstrates the parallel research efforts that characterize modern die variety documentation.

Die Markers

• UVC-124
• DMR-006
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• EDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Thomas Kalantzis, Richard Carlson
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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