1940 Mercury Dime - Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001
ErrorAttribution
Discovered by
Whaden Curtis
Verified by
Wexler Team
Original Research
Description
1940 WDDR-001 is a doubled die reverse on the 1940 Mercury dime, cataloged by the Wexler team. A spread toward the center shows on STATES OF, on some of the upper leaves, and on the tops of the axe and the fasces, and E PLURIBUS UNUM shows extra thickness. Wexler notes no significant obverse markers. On the reverse, left of the first U in UNUM are die scratches running mostly north-south. Whaden Curtis submitted the variety. Wexler lists no cross-references.
Cross References
- None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1940 10¢ WDDR-001
External References
Community & Reference
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