1941 (D) Mercury Dime - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001 / DDO-001

Description

1941-D WDDO-001 is a doubled die obverse on the 1941-D Mercury dime, cataloged by the Wexler team and by VarietyVista as DDO-001. Both cite Cherrypickers FS-101; Wexler writes it FS-10-1941D-101, and VarietyVista gives FS-101/801. Wexler describes a Class V clockwise spread on IN GOD WE TRUST, the bottom of the bust, the designer's initials, the hair at the lower back of the head, the outermost wing feathers, and the LIB and RTY of LIBERTY, and cross-references the die as CONECA 1-O-II. On the obverse a short curved scratch lies west of the eyebrow, and an NNW/SSE scratch lies left of the nose and upper lip. The reverse carries doubling from the doubled working hub Wexler lists as WWHR-001: a Class II spread on STATES OF AMERICA, the axe top, the right star, the highest leaves and berries, E PLURIBUS UNUM and DIME. A reverse scratch links the top of the mint mark with the middle of the E in ONE. Joe Rizdy submitted the coin. VarietyVista describes a strong spread on the designer's initials, the date, IN GOD WE TRUST and the LIB of LIBERTY, and gives the cross-reference as 1-O-V-CW from K-1, a clockwise spread pivoting at 1 o'clock. It notes that the reverse is listed as its DDR-001 and tracks the die under its marker codes UVC-129 and DMR-002.

Die Markers

• VarietyVista: UVC-129, DMR-002

Cross References

• Wexler: 1941-D 10¢ WDDO-001; VarietyVista: 1941-D DDO-001; CONECA: 1-O-II, Cherrypickers: FS-10-1941D-101; VarietyVista gives FS-101/801, CONECA 1-O-V

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