1946-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-004

Description

Attributed by the Wexler Team as 1946-D 10¢ WDDO-004, this doubled die obverse variety appears on a 1946-D Roosevelt dime struck at the Denver Mint. The Roosevelt dime, designed by John R. Sinnock and introduced in 1946, was struck in 90% silver and 10% copper through 1964, weighing 2.5 grams with a 17.9 mm diameter and a reeded edge. Denver struck 61,043,500 Roosevelt dimes in 1946, the first year of the series, introduced to honor President Franklin D. Roosevelt following his death in April 1945. Minted during the post-war era, the Roosevelt dime replaced the Mercury dime design that had been in production since 1916, and 1946 issues represent the inaugural year of a design that remains in production to this day, making the Roosevelt dime the longest-running current U.S. coin design. The doubling on WDDO-004 was created during the die hubbing process when misalignment between hub impressions produced visible doubling on the obverse design elements of Sinnock's Roosevelt portrait. Photos for this variety were provided courtesy of Ken Potter, a prominent figure in the error coin and variety collecting community whose photographic documentation has been instrumental in cataloging thousands of die varieties across multiple denominations. No additional cross-references to other attribution services have been established for this variety. First-year-of-issue doubled dies carry particular collector appeal because they represent varieties from the very beginning of a design's production, when die-making procedures for new designs may have been less refined than in subsequent years. The 1946-D WDDO-004 is part of the early Roosevelt dime variety census, a body of research that continues to grow as collectors examine silver Roosevelt dimes from the series' formative years with increasing systematic attention.

Attribution History

• Discovered by James Maloney Cross References: None known Comments: Photos courtesy of Ken Potter.
• None known Comments: Photos courtesy of Ken Potter.; Wexler Variety ID: 1946-D 10¢ WDDO-004
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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