1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-015

Description

Light spread confined to the ERTY of LIBERTY defines this 1941 Washington Quarter doubled die obverse, where only the rightmost four letters of the motto received visible displacement from the secondary hub impression. Die markers UVC-0167 and DMR-017 anchor attribution, with the seventeenth die marker record indicating substantial research depth for this date. Three die stages document the die`s production history: Stage A at Early Die State remains unconfirmed, Stage B at Mid Die State features a light die crack across the upper hair with the reverse also at MDS, and Stage C at Late Die State is unconfirmed. The partial LIBERTY spread — affecting only the right portion of the inscription — suggests the secondary hub impression concentrated its displacement on one sector of the die face rather than spreading uniformly. Philadelphia struck these 1941 quarters in 90% silver shortly before America`s entry into World War II in December of that year. The light die crack traversing the upper hair at Stage B serves as a useful confirmation marker, providing a secondary diagnostic beyond the doubling itself for collectors attempting to match their specimen to this specific die.

Die Markers

• UVC-0167
• DMR-017
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Light die crack across upper hair – MDS
• Reverse is MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Lee Hiemke
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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