1950 Proof Jefferson Nickel - Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-003

Description

Classified as Class II Distorted Hub Doubling, this 1950 Jefferson Nickel WDDR-003 displays a spread on E PLURIBUS UNUM that decreases slightly from left to right, with slight doubling also visible on STATES OF AMERICA. The left-to-right diminishing pattern indicates the hub displacement's geometry created maximum visible offset on the leftmost inscription elements and progressively less doubling moving rightward — a pattern consistent with a pivot point positioned toward the right side of the die face. Obverse die markers include a series of die scratches to the right of Jefferson's ear, providing a quick screening point on the portrait side. Reverse markers are particularly rich: a die gouge dot to the right of the long left window of Monticello, a slanted die scratch between the fourth column and the long right window, a die gouge dot in the field on the lower right side of the dome, and a die scratch in the field extending from the right porch to the second U of UNUM. These four reverse markers are distributed across Monticello's architectural features — windows, columns, dome, and porch — creating an exceptionally detailed identification framework. The Jefferson Nickel was designed by Felix Schlag and struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1950 in standard copper-nickel composition (75% copper, 25% nickel) weighing 5.00 grams with a diameter of 21.21 mm. The distorted hub mechanism producing the left-to-right decreasing spread provides attribution specialists with a testable prediction of where doubling should be strongest.

Die Markers

• Obverse: Series of die scratches to right of Jefferson’s ear.
• Reverse: Die gouge (dot) to right of long left window; slanted die scratch between fourth column and long right window; die gouge (dot) in field on lower right side of dome; die scratch in field from right porch extending to second U of UNUM.

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