1947 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001

Description

Carrying the primary DDR designation for the 1947 Philadelphia Jefferson nickel, DDR-001 displays a light spread pattern that increases in intensity from left to right across E PLURIBUS UNUM, continues onto AMERICA, and appears very light on CENTS and the ELLO portion of MONTICELLO. This progressive left-to-right intensification is the hallmark of a rotational hub doubling where the pivot point lies near the die's left edge, causing design elements on the right side to sweep through a greater arc of displacement. Philadelphia produced approximately 95.0 million nickels in 1947, resuming standard 75% copper / 25% nickel composition after the wartime silver alloy years. VarietyVista documents this under UVC-834 with die marriage reference DMR-002. The spread pattern hierarchy — strongest on PLURIBUS UNUM, moderate on AMERICA, and very light on CENTS and ELLO — provides a natural diagnostic sequence for attribution, with collectors working from the most prominent doubling to the subtlest. Felix Schlag's Monticello rendering shows the building name in a relatively small font size across the base of the reverse, making the very light doubling on ELLO challenging to detect and best suited as a confirming observation rather than a primary identification feature. As DDR-001, this variety holds the benchmark position for 1947 reverse doubled dies, indicating it was either the first discovered or the most significant among the cataloged examples for this date.

Die Markers

• UVC-834; DMR-002

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