1939 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-014

Description

Light hub doubling spreads across IN GOD WE TRUST and the date on this 1939 Washington quarter DDO-014, with extra thickness accumulating on LIBERTY. John Flanagan's Washington quarter was struck in 90% silver through 1964. VarietyVista tracks this variety as UVC-0099 and DMR-016. The die progressed through four documented stages: Stage A is an early die state (EDS, unconfirmed); Stage B is a middle die state (MDS, unconfirmed) during which a die clash developed under the chin; Stage C is a late die state (LDS) characterized by a die crack across the upper hair, a die crack across the bust, a die crack down the eagle's right wing, and a die crack from the S of PLURIBUS down the eagle's left wing; Stage D is a very late die state (VLDS) when both dies had reached end of service life. Collectors pursuing DDO-014 for a date set or die-stage progression will find the Stage C die cracks especially useful as locating features — the crack across the upper hair is visible without magnification on well-struck late die state examples, making this one of the more easily spotted die-crack configurations on Washington quarter doubled die varieties.

Die Markers

• UVC-0099
• DMR-016
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Die crack across upper hair – LDS
• Die crack across bust
• Die crack down eagle's Right wing – LDS
• Die crack from S of PLURIBUS down eagle's Left wing

Attribution History

• Discovered by Lee Hiemke
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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