1943-D Doubled Die Obverse DDO-003

Description

The 1943-D Washington Quarter DDO-003 is cataloged by VarietyVista under die tracking codes UVC-0330 and DMR-006. The doubling produces a light spread on the letters BERTY in LIBERTY — a consistent hub displacement affecting the central portion of the obverse inscription. Three die stages are documented. Stage A is the early die state (EDS, unconfirmed). Stage B is the middle die state (MDS). Stage C is the late die state (LDS), distinguished by extensive die cracking: a crack runs through the hair extending behind Liberty's ear, and additional cracks develop across the field in late-state examples. The 1943-D Washington Quarter is a 90% silver coin struck at the Denver Mint. John Flanagan's portrait of George Washington, adopted in 1932, continued unchanged through the wartime years; the 1943-D is a common date in circulated grades but hosts a documented set of hub doubling and die crack varieties. The BERTY spread on DDO-003 is best confirmed in stages prior to the heaviest die deterioration, where the doubling remains cleanly defined rather than obscured by late-stage die degradation.

Die Markers

• UVC-0330
• DMR-006
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Die crack across upper hairextending to T of LIBERTY – LDS
• Die crack down eagle's Right wing – LDS
• Die crack from S of PLURIBUS to wing under AME of AMERICA

Attribution History

• Discovered by Lee Hiemke
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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