1940 (S) Mercury Dime - Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001

Description

1940-S WDDR-001 is a doubled die reverse on the 1940-S Mercury dime, cataloged by the Wexler team. The doubling, a spread toward the center, appears on the top right branches, the upper leaves, the top of the fasces and STATES OF. At Obverse Stage A, the reverse is paired with a doubled die obverse that Wexler lists as 1940-S WDDO-002, with a spread toward the center on IN GOD WE TRUST, the date and the designer's initials. On that stage a die crack heads NNE from the rim near 6:30, enters the bust at its base, then bends north and runs well into the neck. Obverse Stage B adds two parallel die gouges crossing that crack at the bust base; a gouge beside the E in WE, right of its top; a die clash mark extending SSW off the underside of the chin; clash marks jutting from the upper back of the neck; and a SSW-to-NNE die crack crossing the wing's left side and reaching the rim. On this stage the bridge of the nose is broken, the result of abrading the die to remove clash marks. On Reverse Stage A, mechanical doubling was visible on many mid-right leaves. Reverse Stage B adds a heavy die scratch curving through the upper IT of UNITED, many abrasion scratches running mostly SSW to NNE on both sides of the fasces, and remnants of a die clash through the outer leaves at lower left. Kevin Flynn submitted Stage A and Tony Russo Stage B. Wexler lists no cross-references.

Cross References

• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1940-S 10¢ WDDR-001

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