1943-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-002

Description

Cataloged by VarietyVista with die markers UVC-0713 and DMR-031, the 1943-S DDR-002 Washington Silver Quarter displays medium spread on UNI of UNITED, ICA of AMERICA, and QUARTER DOLLAR — partial inscription doubling where only certain letter groups within each word show visible offset, indicating the hub displacement direction and magnitude affected specific zones of the die surface while leaving adjacent areas below the detection threshold. Three die stages are documented: Stage A at early-to-mid-die-state with the reverse also at early-to-mid-die-state and two long straggly die gouges through the upper hair, Stage B at mid-die-state (unconfirmed), and Stage C at late die state (unconfirmed). The 1943-S Washington Quarter was struck at the San Francisco Mint in 90% silver and 10% copper composition, weighing 6.25 grams at 24.3 mm diameter with a reeded edge. The World War II era altered many aspects of American coinage — while cents switched to steel and nickels to a silver-manganese alloy, quarters and dimes retained their silver composition throughout the conflict. The two long straggly die gouges through the upper hair of Washington's portrait serve as the primary obverse attribution point, and the term "straggly" in die marker descriptions typically indicates irregular, wavy scratch patterns rather than clean linear gouges, suggesting accidental contact damage during die handling.

Die Markers

• UVC-0713
• DMR-031
• Stage A:
• Reverse is EMDS
• Two long straggly die gouges through upper hair – EMDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by ZAP's coins
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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