1973 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001

Description

Leading doubled die reverse for the 1973 Kennedy Half Dollar, DDR-001 exhibits medium spread on STATES OF AMERICA and light spread on UNITED — a two-tier doubling intensity suggesting the hub displacement had its strongest effect on the lower reverse legend where STATES OF AMERICA arcs beneath the eagle. Cataloged by VarietyVista with Unique Variety Code UVC-207 and Die Marriage Reference DMR-002, this business strike variety can be found in that year's official Mint Sets, making uncirculated examples accessible to collectors who search through government-packaged sets. The contrast between medium and light spread indicates a non-uniform hub shift — likely a slight pivot where displacement increased with distance from the center of rotation. Gilroy Roberts' Kennedy obverse and Frank Gasparro's Presidential Seal reverse were in the design's tenth year, struck on copper-nickel clad planchets at 30.6mm. The 1973 was a business-strike-only year at Philadelphia. Focus on STATES OF AMERICA for the strongest doubling evidence, then examine UNITED for lighter confirmatory spread.

Die Markers

• UVC-207
• DMR-002
• Stage A:
• Reverse and and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Jennifer Casazza
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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