1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-013

Description

Cataloged by VarietyVista with UVC-0299 and DMR-014, the 1943 Washington Quarter DDO-013 exhibits light spread on the date — the wartime numerals 1943 displaying subtle evidence of hub displacement during die preparation. Three die stages document this variety's production history in an unusual configuration: Stage A is unconfirmed EDS, Stage B is unconfirmed MDS, and Stage C shows both obverse and reverse confirmed in late die state (LDS). The LDS confirmation in Stage C suggests that most surviving examples display the die in its worn, late-production condition, with die cracks, softened detail, or other deterioration markers that accumulated over extended use. The 1943 Washington Quarter was struck during World War II at the Philadelphia Mint, part of a production effort supporting wartime economic activity. The 1943-P had a mintage of 99,700,000 — a dramatic increase from prewar levels — reflecting the surge in manufacturing wages and consumer transactions that drove demand for circulating coinage. Thirteen documented DDOs for this wartime date speaks to both the high number of working dies required for nearly 100 million quarters and the thorough examination that variety researchers have conducted on this abundantly available date. Light date spreads on Washington Quarters can be challenging to detect, requiring careful comparison of numeral shapes and serif details against reference images. The DMR-014 code links this obverse to its paired reverse die within VarietyVista's die marriage registry, enabling collectors to build a complete understanding of which obverse and reverse dies were used together and how their conditions evolved through production.

Die Markers

• UVC-0299
• DMR-014
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Obverse and Reverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Michael L. Ellis
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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