1946 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001

Description

What appears to be centralized offset hub doubling manifests as a spread to the west on the eagle's talons and the wreath details below the arrows on this first-cataloged doubled die reverse for the 1946 Washington Quarter. The post-war year of 1946 marked the resumption of peacetime coinage production after the exceptional demands of World War II, and quarter production ramped up significantly across all three operating mints. Obverse die markers include light die scratches running N/S through IN GOD, a pattern that serves as a quick diagnostic for identifying this specific die. The reverse carries more elaborate markers: a die scratch running west from the upper U in UNITED and a circular die scratch pattern running throughout the eagle — an unusual circular pattern likely resulting from a rotary die finishing tool used during die preparation. Cataloged by the Wexler Team under Wexler Variety ID: 1946 25¢ WDDR-001 with no additional cross-references known, the DDR-001 designation as the primary doubled die reverse for this date indicates it may be the most prominent or accessible DDR from the 1946 quarter production.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Frank Baumann Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1946 25¢ WDDR-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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