1945-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-005

Description

Extending beyond text into the architectural detail of Monticello, DDR-005 of the 1945-S wartime silver Jefferson Nickel shows medium spread on UNUM, STATES OF AMERICA, CENTS, the last O of MONTICELLO, and the right top edge of the building itself. The building edge doubling is particularly noteworthy — it means the hub misalignment displaced the architectural outline of Thomas Jefferson's home, creating a visible secondary line along the roofline or upper wall. San Francisco struck 58.9 million wartime silver nickels in 1945, the final year of the 35% silver alloy before returning to standard cupro-nickel in 1946. Die markers UVC-812 and DMR-044 identify this specific die, and the high DMR sequence number reflects the extensive cataloging applied to wartime silver nickel dies. Five documented DDR varieties for the 1945-S indicates a robust census for this date and mint. The selective nature of the affected text — UNUM rather than the full motto, STATES OF AMERICA rather than the full denomination, CENTS rather than FIVE CENTS — reveals that the doubling was not uniform across the entire die face but concentrated in specific regions, consistent with a localized hub misalignment. The last O of MONTICELLO, sitting at the rightmost position of that inscription, likely received greater displacement than letters closer to the pivot point.

Die Markers

• UVC-812; DMR-044

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