1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-040

Description

Carrying the high sequence number DDO-040, this 1943 Washington Quarter doubled die obverse documents light spread on LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, the date, and the ribbon end. Cataloged by VarietyVista with codes UVC-0507 and DMR-048, the variety was struck in 90% silver at Philadelphia during World War II — the last full decade of silver quarters before the Coinage Act of 1965. Forty DDOs for a single quarter date reflects intense scrutiny of wartime silver issues. Die progression spans three stages: Stage A (EDS, unconfirmed), Stage B at MDS with die cracks across the forehead, hair, and bust on the obverse and down the eagle's right wing on the reverse, and Stage C (LDS, unconfirmed). Light spread on four design elements confirms a Class I or II mechanism that affected the entire obverse die. John Flanagan's Washington portrait was in its eleventh year, and the 1943 mintage fed wartime demand for circulating silver coinage.

Die Markers

• UVC-0507
• DMR-048
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Die crack across forehead and hair – MDS
• Die crack across bust
• Die crack down eagle's Right wing – MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Timothy Wissert
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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