1944 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-005

Description

Medium doubling spread across QUARTER DOLLAR, the left stem, and AMERICA identifies DDR-005 for the 1944-P Washington Quarter, documented across three die stages under catalogue numbers UVC-0413 and DMR-038. Stage A is the early die state (unconfirmed). Stage B is the mid die state (unconfirmed). Stage C brings a die crack down the eagle's right wing and a die crack running from US of PLURIBUS to the wing under AMER of AMERICA as late die state reverse markers, combined with a die crack across the hair as a late die state obverse marker. The 1944-P Washington Quarter was struck in 90% silver — the composition used on all Washington Quarters through 1964 — under John Flanagan's design. The Stage C reverse die cracks are substantial, running both along the eagle's wing and laterally across the reverse field, making late-die-state examples the most visually dramatic specimens in the DDR-005 population.

Die Markers

• UVC-0413
• DMR-038
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Die crack down eagle's Right wing – LDS
• Die crack US of PLURIBUS to wing under AMER of AMERICA
• Die crack across hair – LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Lee Hiemke
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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