1946 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-005

Description

Cataloged by the Wexler Team, the 1946 WDDO-005 Roosevelt Silver Dime presents a strong Class II spread towards the center on LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, the designer's initials JS, the date, with lighter spread on the lower profile, the bust, and the nostril. Additionally, some tripling shows on the designer's initials, IN GOD WE TRUST, and the 4 of the date — a multi-layered hub impression event where certain areas received at least three distinct impressions at slightly different positions. The Wexler notes observe that the "doubling" to the date, designer's initials, and IGWT appears to result from a dual hubbing from the doubled working hub creating the tripling, or even quadrupling — indicating the working hub itself carried pre-existing doubling that was then transferred to the working die at a slight offset, compounding the displacement into triple or quadruple images. Obverse die markers include long die scratches running southwest from the bottom of the nose, classified as Type I. Reverse markers include a die gouge appearing as a dot west from the very top of the left side of the torch holder, and a die scratch running north by east then turning north-northeast from the right side of the D in DIME. No external cross-references beyond the Wexler listing are currently known. The Roosevelt Dime was designed by John R. Sinnock and struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1946, the inaugural year of the series honoring President Franklin D. Roosevelt following his death in April 1945. Composed of 90% silver and 10% copper, weighing 2.50 grams with a 17.91 mm diameter, the 1946-P represents one of the earliest Philadelphia die pairings in the Roosevelt series. The tripling phenomenon documented on this variety makes it a particularly important study piece for understanding how pre-existing hub anomalies can propagate through the die manufacturing chain.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Doug Riley Cross References: None known Comments: The “doubling” to the date, designer’s initials, and IGWT looks like a dual hubbing from the doubled working hub creating the tripling, or even quadrupling.
• None known Comments: The “doubling” to the date, designer’s initials, and IGWT looks like a dual hubbing from the doubled working hub creating the tripling, or even quadrupling.; Wexler Variety ID: 1946 10¢ WDDO-005
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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