1943 Washington Quarter - Doubled Die Obverse DDO-036

Description

Produced during the height of World War II, this 1943 Washington Quarter doubled die obverse displays strong extra thickness on LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, the date, and the queue — the tied ribbon of hair at the back of Washington's head. Cataloged by VarietyVista as UVC-0473 and DMR-042, DDO-036 has been documented across three die stages. The 1943 Washington Quarter was struck from 90% silver during wartime, when the Mint was experimenting with alternative compositions for other denominations — cents shifted to zinc-coated steel and nickels adopted a silver-copper-manganese alloy, while the quarter retained its traditional composition. The strong extra thickness designation indicates doubling robust enough to create visibly thickened letterforms without high magnification, and the involvement of the date alongside LIBERTY and the motto means multiple areas carry attribution points. As the thirty-sixth documented DDO for the 1943 quarter, this variety contributes to a substantial body of die preparation errors from wartime production, when accelerated manufacturing may have influenced quality control.

Die Markers

• UVC-0473
• DMR-042
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Obverse and Reverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• Obverse and Reverse are LDS

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