1944 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-002

Description

Cataloged by VarietyVista as DDR-002 for the 1944 Philadelphia Mint Washington Quarter, this variety exhibits strong extra thickness on all reverse lettering, lower leaves, and stems, with separation on E PLURIBUS UNUM and the eagle's plume. The die spans four stages across two obverse pairings. Stages A through C use die markers UVC-0411 and DMR-036: reverse and obverse begin in early-mid state (A), advance to mid-die state (B), and by Stage C the reverse reaches late state while a die crack crosses the forehead and hair to the Y of LIBERTY. Stage D marks an obverse die change — the worn reverse paired with a fresh obverse in early die state under UVC-1872 and DMR-049. This die change documents the Mint's practice of extending reverse die life by mating it with a new obverse when the original wore out. The 1944 Washington Quarter was struck during World War II, and the strong doubling across the complete reverse legend makes DDR-002 one of the more prominent doubled die reverses for this wartime date.

Die Markers

• UVC-0411
• DMR-036
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EMDS
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• Reverse is LDS
• Die crack across forehead and hair to Y of LIBERTY – LDS
• UVC-1872
• DMR-049
• Stage D:
• Reverse is LDS
• Obverse die changed – EDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Jose Cortez, Timothy Wissert
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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