1946 VDDR VDDR-004

Description

Struck near the end of the Walking Liberty half dollar series, the 1946 VDDR-004 is a VarietyVista doubled die reverse showing extra thickness on UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONE DOLLAR, and E PLURIBUS UNUM. Adolph Weinman's Walking Liberty design, produced from 1916 through 1947 with a hiatus during 1922-1933, is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful coins in American numismatics. This variety carries preliminary catalog numbers UVC-??? DMR-00?, indicating formal numbering had not been assigned at the time of listing. Die stage documentation shows Stage A at early die state unconfirmed, Stage B at mid-die-state unconfirmed, and a later stage at late die state where the reverse exhibits a die gouge under the right ground line. The extra thickness across three separate legend elements suggests a hub doubling event with broad displacement, and the half dollar's large format provides a canvas where even subtle reverse doubling can be detected by examining the lettering under magnification. The Walking Liberty series was replaced by the Franklin half dollar in 1948, making late-date varieties from the final years of particular interest to collectors of this iconic design.

Die Markers

• UVC-???
• DMR-00?
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse is LDS
• Die gouge under right ground line � LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by John Komar
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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