1976-S Doubled Die Obverse DDO-003

Description

This second catalog record for the 1976-S Bicentennial quarter DDO-003 preserves the same die variety through an independent legacy import pathway, maintaining consistency with the companion VarietyVista record while documenting the variety under a separate listing ID. Medium spread on WE TRUST and TY of LIBERTY characterizes this CN clad proof variety, struck at San Francisco as part of the Bicentennial coinage program that commemorated America's two-hundredth anniversary with the dual "1776-1976" date. VarietyVista catalogs the variety under UVC-482 / DMR-007, with die stage tracking from Early Die State through Mid Die State and Late Die State (the latter two unconfirmed). The existence of parallel catalog records for the same physical variety reflects the comprehensive documentation approach of modern die variety research, where multiple attribution services and data sources independently identify and record varieties. Jack Ahr's Colonial Drummer boy reverse design — selected from a national competition — adorns the reverse of all Bicentennial quarters regardless of die variety status. San Francisco produced proof Bicentennial quarters in both copper-nickel clad (for standard proof sets) and 40% silver (for special collector sets), with this specimen identified as CN clad proof. The medium spread on WE TRUST serves as the primary diagnostic, while TY of LIBERTY provides the confirming secondary zone. Collectors encountering DDO-003 should note both catalog records and verify which listing corresponds to their attribution source.

Die Markers

• UVC-482
• DMR-007
• Stage A:
• Obverse and Reverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Timothy Clough
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

External References