2005 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-040

Description

Deep within the VarietyVista catalog at UVC-1624 and DMR-043, DDR-040 is a doubled die reverse on the 2005 Jefferson Bison Nickel showing light spread directed southwest on the third branch of the right tree. This is a business strike variety. Stage B at Mid Die State reveals complex die deterioration: a large die break above FIVE, a die break on the lower N of CENTS, a die gouge above the T of CENTS, die gouges under the R of AMERICA, a die crack under RIBU of PLURIBUS, and a die crack from the mountain range through UN of UNUM to the rim. The obverse is also at Mid Die State. Stages A and C remain unconfirmed. The extensive clustering of breaks, gouges, and cracks across virtually every reverse legend element suggests severe deterioration before documentation — the crack from mountains through UNUM to the rim traces roughly half the reverse diameter. DDR-040's high catalog number reflects intensive variety research on the single-year Bison design.

Die Markers

• UVC-1624
• DMR-043
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Large die break above FIVE – MDS
• Die break in lower N of CENTS
• Die gouge above T of CENTS
• Die gouges under R of AMERICA
• Die crack under RIBU of PLURIBUS
• Die crack from mountains through UN of UNUM to rim
• Obverse is MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Kenneth Russell
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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