1917 Buffalo Nickel - Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001 / DDR-001

Description

1917 WDDR-001 is a doubled die reverse on the 1917 Buffalo nickel, cataloged by the Wexler team and by VarietyVista as DDR-001. VarietyVista lists it as FS-801; Wexler's entry gives the cross-reference as FS-05-1916-801 (016.4). Wexler's Coins and Die Varieties records a strong Class IV spread toward the northwest. It shows on E PLURIBUS UNUM, the VE of FIVE and the CE of CENTS, and on the buffalo's head, its hair details and its legs, above all along the back edge of its left rear leg, as well as at the base of the mound. No die markers are noted on either side. Tom Arch submitted the coin, CONECA lists the die as 1-R-IV, and Wexler notes that Kevin Flynn took the photos. VarietyVista credits Jim Stoutjesdyke with the report. It describes a strong spread on E PLURIBUS UNUM and on the buffalo, particularly the beard, the ear and the left hind leg, plus the lower part of the line beneath the ground and the upper horizontal bars of both Es and the C in FIVE CENTS. Under its marker codes UVC-032 and DMR-002 it lists an early stage A, a middle stage B and a late stage C, all unconfirmed.

Die Markers

• VarietyVista: UVC-032 DMR-002 Stage A: EDS (unconfirmed) Stage B: MDS (unconfirmed) Stage C: LDS (unconfirmed)

Cross References

• Wexler: 1917 5¢ WDDR-001; VarietyVista: 1917 DDR-001; CONECA: 1-R-IV, Cherrypickers: FS-05-1916-801 (016.4)

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