1945-D Doubled Die Obverse DDO-008

Description

Triple-variety status elevates the 1945-D Jefferson nickel DDO-008 into a distinctive collecting niche: the obverse die carries the DDO-008 doubled die, while the paired reverse die is separately listed as both DDR-002 and RPM-021. This convergence of three independent die preparation errors — one obverse hub doubling and two reverse anomalies (hub doubling plus a repunched mintmark) — on a single die pair creates a coin attributable for three variety types simultaneously. Light spread on IN GOD WE TRUST documents the obverse hub misalignment, while the reverse carries its own doubling and mintmark variety. VarietyVista tracks the die markers as RPM-021, UVC-284, and DMR-025, with RPM-021 appearing twice in the die marker sequence to emphasize its documented status. Denver produced approximately 37.1 million wartime silver-alloy nickels in 1945, the final year of the 35% silver composition. The die marker data connecting DDO-008 to DDR-002 and RPM-021 provides a definitive attribution chain: confirming any one of the three varieties on a specimen immediately narrows the die marriage identification, and confirming all three provides absolute certainty. Collectors prize multi-variety die marriages for both their attribution complexity and their numismatic storytelling potential.

Die Markers

• RPM-021; UVC-284; DMR-025; RPM-021

External References