1941-D Doubled Die Obverse DDO-001

Description

Designated DDO-001 for the 1941-D Jefferson nickel, this variety exhibits extra thickness on IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, the star, and the date across the obverse field. As the primary doubled die obverse for the 1941-D issue, it documents the most significant or earliest-discovered hub doubling for this Denver Mint date. Denver produced approximately 53.4 million nickels in 1941, the final year before the wartime silver alloy composition was introduced in late 1942. The standard 75% copper / 25% nickel composition on this pre-war issue would not return until 1946. VarietyVista catalogs the variety as UVC-670 with die marriage reference DMR-007. Extra thickness affecting four design elements simultaneously — motto, legend, star, and date — indicates the secondary hub impression overlapped the primary with near-perfect alignment, producing bolder-than-normal features across the obverse without the directional separation that characterizes spread-type doubling. Collectors should compare the overall weight of the obverse lettering and numerals against undoubled 1941-D specimens, looking for uniformly heavier strokes.

Die Markers

• UVC-670; DMR-007

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