1935 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-005

Description

Medium spread on the date, LIBERTY, and TRUST distinguishes this fifth documented doubled die obverse for the 1935 Philadelphia Mint Washington Silver Quarter, cataloged by VarietyVista with die markers UVC-0452 and DMR-007. The three documented die stages follow the standard progression: Stage A in Early Die State (unconfirmed), Stage B where both obverse and reverse are in Mid Die State, and Stage C in Late Die State (unconfirmed). The doubling across three separate design elements — the date numerals, the word LIBERTY, and the word TRUST — indicates a misalignment during hubbing that was broad enough to affect widely spaced areas of the die simultaneously, consistent with a rotational or tilted hub doubling class. The 1935 Washington Quarter carries a mintage of 32,484,000 from Philadelphia, a healthy output during the mid-Depression era as the economy began to recover. Five documented doubled die obverses for this date indicates active variety research on early Washington Quarters, a series that began just three years earlier in 1932. The UVC-0452 code places this variety within the broader Universal Variety Code system, while DMR-007 provides the die marker reference for stage identification. Washington Silver Quarters from the 1930s were struck in 90% silver at 6.25 grams, and their silver content combined with documented varieties adds numismatic premium to specimens attributable to specific die pairs.

Die Markers

• UVC-0452
• DMR-007
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Obverse and Reverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by ZAP's Coins
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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