1944 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-003

Description

The wartime 1944 Washington Quarter DDR-003 reveals light spread on UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, attributed by VarietyVista as UVC-0394 with die marriage DMR-019. This variety carries particular interest because the obverse die is listed as DDO-018, meaning the die pair exhibits doubled die characteristics on both sides — a dual-doubled die marriage. Three documented die states progress from EDS (unconfirmed) through MDS where the reverse is at mid die state and the obverse is confirmed as DDO-018, to Stage C where both obverse and reverse reach mid die state. Dual-class die marriages where both the obverse and reverse dies carry separate doubled die designations are relatively uncommon and represent a premium collecting target. The 1944 Washington Quarter was struck in 90% silver composition during wartime, a period when Mint production focused heavily on meeting circulating coinage demands across multiple denominations.

Die Markers

• UVC-0394
• DMR-019
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse is MDS
• Obverse is LISTED as DDO-018 – MDS
• Stage C:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Lee Hiemke
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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