1953-D Doubled Die Reverse DDR-002

Description

Medium spread on the upper-right leaf of the olive branch identifies this 1953-D Washington Quarter as DDR-002 in the VarietyVista catalog, with die markers UVC-0821 and DMR-005. The upper-right leaf group — nearest the eagle's talon — is where the hub misalignment registers most visibly, with the leaf curves providing fine detail against which the secondary impression is readable. Three die stages are documented. Stage A is early die state. Stage B is mid-die state, marked by a light die crack descending the eagle's right wing on the reverse and a separate die crack across the hair and forehead on the obverse, both at mid-die state simultaneously. Stage C is late die state, currently unconfirmed. The 1953-D Washington quarter was struck in 90% silver at Denver, and the absence of a mintmark on Philadelphia coinage means die-crack pattern is an especially clean attribution tool for D-mint examples. Collectors should focus first on the upper olive branch leaf spray, then verify staging by checking the wing and hairline die cracks under magnification.

Die Markers

• UVC-0821
• DMR-005
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Light die crack down eagle's Right wing – MDS
• Die crack across hair and forehead – MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Lee Hiemke
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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