1936 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-003

Description

Medium spread directed south on the eagle's beak provides the primary diagnostic for this third cataloged doubled die reverse on the 1936 Philadelphia Mint Washington Quarter. The southward displacement on the beak — a focal point of John Flanagan's heraldic eagle reverse — makes this doubling detectable with moderate magnification, as the beak's sharp contour provides a clear reference line against which the secondary impression can be measured. Cataloged by VarietyVista under UVC-0050 with die marker reference DMR-011, three die states track the die's working life. Stage B documents both reverse and obverse reaching Mid Die State (MDS), while Stages A and C for Early and Late Die State remain unconfirmed. The 1936 Washington Quarter has yielded multiple doubled die varieties on both obverse and reverse, reflecting the intensive examination early-date Washington Quarters receive from variety researchers. Southward spread on the beak indicates the hub was displaced in that direction during one of the multiple impressions required to sink the design into the working die, a directional shift that affected the beak more visibly than surrounding design elements.

Die Markers

• UVC-0050
• DMR-011
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chris Pilliod
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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