1918 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001

Description

The 1918 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001 is a doubled die reverse (DDR) variety, where die hubbing misalignment produced visible doubling on the reverse design. This variety was discovered on the 1918 Buffalo Nickel, part of the Buffalo Nickels 1913-1938 series. Die markers: UVC-037 DMR-002 Stage A: EDS (unconfirmed) Stage B: Die crack from lower tail to rim at K-3 – MDS Light die crack from the first A of AMERICA to rim Double die clash through L of PLURIBUS Double die clash under chin – MDS Stage C: LDS (unconfirmed). Cross-referenced as FS-801. FS-801. BW Photographs by J. T. Stanton, courtesy of Whitman Publishing.

Die Markers

• UVC-037
• DMR-002
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Die crack from lower tail to rim at K-3 – MDS
• Light die crack from the first A of AMERICA to rim
• Double die clash through L of PLURIBUS
• Double die clash under chin – MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Unknown
• FS-801
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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