2016 VDDR VDDR-003

Description

Cataloged at the hub level by VarietyVista, the 2016 VDDR-003 Philadelphia Jefferson nickel displays medium spread to the south, producing an extra right-side central doorway roof on Monticello. The VDDR designation — VarietyVista Doubled Die Reverse — indicates this variety was identified through VarietyVista's hub-level classification system. Southward displacement shifts the secondary roofline image below the primary, creating a parallel doubled line across the horizontal element of the portico entrance. Die stage records show Early Die State (Stage A) for both reverse and obverse, Mid Die State (Stage B, unconfirmed), and Late Die State (Stage C, unconfirmed). The doorway roof area on Monticello's facade has proven a recurring target for southward hub doubling across multiple years of Jefferson nickel production, as the horizontal roof geometry amplifies even moderate vertical displacement into a visible secondary image. Medium-spread classification places this variety in the middle range of spread strength, sufficient for identification under standard numismatic magnification.

Die Markers

• UVC-????
• DMR-00?
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Robert Umbarger
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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