2019 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-003

Description

On the Return to Monticello reverse of the 2019 Jefferson Nickel, DDR-003 displays medium spread directed southwest, visible as an extra top to the left central doorway roof and as a light extra bottom to the triangular pediment above the entrance. Die markers UVC-1867 and DMR-004 identify this working die across three progression stages: Stage A with both reverse and obverse in early die state, while Stages B and C remain unconfirmed at mid- and late-die state respectively. The southwest-directed medium spread on the central doorway roof creates a diagnostic that is geometrically precise — the Monticello entrance features a triangular pediment supported by columns, and the secondary hub impression shifts this triangle's upper edge southwest, producing a visible shadow line offset from the primary roofline. The "extra bottom" noted on the triangle refers to the secondary image appearing below and to the left of the primary triangular contour, consistent with the southwest displacement vector. VarietyVista's UVC-1867 catalog entry and DMR-004 die marker record provide the attribution framework. The 2019 Jefferson Nickel continues the Return to Monticello design introduced in 2006 after the two-year Westward Journey interlude, with Jamie Franki's obverse portrait paired with Felix Schlag's refined Monticello reverse. The architectural precision of Monticello's neoclassical facade — with its columns, pediments, and window arrangements — makes it an exceptional diagnostic surface for hub doubling, as the geometric regularity provides clear before-and-after reference lines against which even medium-level displacement becomes readily identifiable under moderate magnification.

Die Markers

• UVC-1867
• DMR-004
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Noel Pascua
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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