1946 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-011

Description

Cataloged under Wexler Variety ID 1946 10¢ WDDO-011, this Philadelphia Roosevelt dime carries a Class V clockwise spread from a pivot at approximately 2:00, most evident on LIBERTY. The date, designer's initials, and IN GOD WE TRUST exhibit what appears to be tripling or even quadrupling, attributed to a dual hubbing from the doubled working hub. The obverse die is identified as Type I, with a major cluster of small die gouges spread over the area from the eye to the ear, an east-northeast-to-west-southwest die scratch connecting the top of the 1 and 9 in the date, and a die scratch running north-northwest from the lower lip. On the reverse, a large die chip marks the upper side of the center bar of the E in STATES, with a light die scratch extending northeast from the upper band of the torch holder to the left upper oak leaf. This variety was previously listed as WDDO-035 but was reassigned after the discovery of a doubled obverse working hub left gaps in the original numbering sequence. As a first-year Roosevelt dime doubled die, WDDO-011 holds particular interest for collectors building attribution sets of the series.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Joe Feld Cross References: None known Comments: This variety was previously listed as WDDO-035 but was reassigned after the discovery of the doubled obverse working hub left large “holes” in the listings.
• None known Comments: This variety was previously listed as WDDO-035 but was reassigned after the discovery of the doubled obverse working hub left large “holes” in the listings.; Wexler Variety ID: 1946 10¢ WDDO-011
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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