1937 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001

Description

Primary doubled die obverse for the 1937 Walking Liberty Half Dollar, WDDO-001 exhibits Class V clockwise spread on the BER of LIBERTY, the upper stars, and the upper leaves to the right of Liberty's head — Adolph A. Weinman's striding Liberty figure providing intricate design surfaces where rotational hub doubling manifests with clarity. Class V clockwise spread occurs when the hub rotates slightly during impression, creating doubling that follows a curved path around the die face, with the spread direction appearing to move clockwise from element to element. A die gouge to the left of the top of the 1 in the date serves as the obverse die marker. Significantly, the reverse of this die pair is itself a doubled die variety, listed as 1937 50¢ WDDR-001 — creating a combined DDO/DDR die marriage where both sides carry attributable hub doubling. Cross-referenced as Wexler Variety ID 1937 50¢ WDDO-001, attributed by the Wexler Team. Philadelphia struck 9,527,728 Walking Liberty Half Dollars in 1937, a Depression-era mintage that positions this date among the more accessible issues in the series. The dual DDO/DDR status makes this die marriage particularly desirable, as collectors seeking either variety inevitably acquire the complementary doubled die on the opposite face.

Attribution History

• s:; Wexler Variety ID: 1937 50¢ WDDO-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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