1945-D Doubled Die Obverse DDO-007

Description

Seventh documented doubled die obverse for the 1945 Denver Mint Washington Silver Quarter, DDO-007 displays a light spread on BERTY of LIBERTY — the right portion of the motto inscribed along Washington's neck truncation on John Flanagan's obverse design. The VarietyVista classification assigns UVC-0553 and die marriage reference DMR-009, with three die stages identified: Stage A in early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B where both obverse and reverse are in middle die state, and Stage C in late die state (also unconfirmed). The light spread on BERTY indicates that the hub doubling affected the right side of LIBERTY more than the left, consistent with a slight pivot or shift during the hubbing process that produced greater displacement farther from the pivot point. The 1945-D quarter was struck during the final months of World War II and the beginning of the postwar era, a transitional period when Denver Mint production was adapting to changing demand patterns. Seven documented doubled die obverses for this date-and-mint combination demonstrates the vitality of variety research on late-wartime silver quarters, an area that continues to yield new discoveries as improved imaging technology makes subtle hub doubling easier to document. Cataloged by VarietyVista, DDO-007 adds to the doubled die obverse census for 1945-D Washington Quarters, a collecting area that combines the appeal of 90% silver composition with wartime historical context.

Die Markers

• UVC-0553
• DMR-009
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Obverse and Reverse are MDS
• Stage c:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Lee Hiemke
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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