1944 Washington Quarter - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001

Description

1944 WDDO-001 is a doubled die obverse on the 1944 Washington quarter, cataloged by the Wexler team. A Class I clockwise (CW) spread appears on the date, the designer's initials, the lower queue, LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST. Master die doubling appears on Washington's lower ear and on the underside of the nose. On the obverse, a scratch heads ESE off the L in LIBERTY, starting at the lower right of its upright, and a gouge curves south off the 1 in the date from its center left. The reverse is itself a doubled die, listed in the Wexler files as 1944 WDDR-001: a clockwise (CW) spread pivoting from about 4:00 appears on QUARTER DOLLAR and UNITED STATES OF, and slightly on E PLURIBUS UNUM. On it, just below the branch, a scratch joins the leaves over the L and A of DOLLAR. Joe Feld submitted the variety. CONECA lists it as 1-O-V. Wexler includes it in its "Best Of" varieties.

Cross References

• Wexler Variety ID: 1944 25¢ WDDO-001

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