1941-D Doubled Die Reverse DDR-003

Description

DDR-003 on the 1941-D Mercury dime presents very light doubling on AMERICA, the right star, and DIME — three reverse elements on Adolph Weinman's fasces design. The "very light" classification places this at the subtlest end of the doubling spectrum, requiring higher magnification (10x or more) and careful lighting to confirm the secondary hub impression. Reported by James Wiles, one of the foremost authorities on Mercury dime die varieties, DDR-003 also carries the notation that this reverse die is listed as RPM-001, indicating evidence of mintmark repunching — making this a dual-attribution variety where both the reverse design doubling and the mintmark repunching occurred on the same working die. Denver struck approximately 45.6 million dimes in 1941, the last full year before America entered World War II. Mercury dime reverse varieties are studied alongside the obverse varieties in the Wiles reference catalog, and the crossover with RPM attribution adds another layer of interest for specialists who track die lineages across multiple error categories.

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