1946 Washington Quarter - Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001
Error
Attribution
Discovered by
Frank Baumann
Verified by
Wexler Team
Original Research
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.
Cross References
- None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1946 25¢ WDDR-001
External References
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