1947 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-002

Description

VarietyVista catalogs this 1947 Washington quarter under UVC-0644 with die marker reference DMR-008, documenting a light spread accompanied by medium extra thickness on UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, the olive branch and arrow stems, and QUARTER DOLLAR. The distinction between "light spread" and "medium extra thickness" is meaningful: the lateral displacement of design elements is modest, but the resulting buildup of metal at letter edges creates a visually thicker appearance that exceeds what the spread alone would suggest. Stage A is an early die state that remains unconfirmed. Stage B represents a mid-die state, also unconfirmed. Stage C shows both the reverse and obverse at late die state, with accumulated fatigue features that may partially obscure the doubling on heavily worn specimens from this stage. The 1947 Philadelphia Washington quarter had a mintage of 22.556 million pieces, part of the postwar production ramp-up as the economy transitioned from wartime footing. As DDR-002 for the 1947 date, this variety ranks second in VarietyVista's catalog sequence. The medium extra thickness is most easily detected on the vertical strokes of the letters in QUARTER DOLLAR, where the additional metal stands out against the flat field surrounding the denomination text.

Die Markers

• UVC-0644
• DMR-008
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Reverse and Obverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Timothy Wissert
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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