1953-D Variety WMHO-001

Description

Among the twelve date-and-mint combinations affected by the WMHO-001 master hub doubling, the 1953-D Washington Quarter represents one of the higher-mintage issues, with Denver producing a large share of the nation`s circulating silver quarters during this period. The moderate clockwise spread from a pivot near 3:00 appears on IN GOD WE TRUST, transferred through the die hierarchy from a single master hub that served all three mints from 1951 through 1954. CONECA lists this as SD-4-O-V, and the Wexler Team identifies it as 1953-D 25-cent WMHO-001. Denver`s robust production volume means 1953-D specimens are among the more readily available examples for collectors who want to study master hub doubling firsthand. The key distinction between WMHO and standard DDO varieties is scope: a doubled die affects only coins struck by one specific die, while master hub doubling affects every coin struck by every die made from every working hub produced by the affected master hub. This makes WMHO-001 one of the most widely distributed doubling events in the entire Washington Quarter series, present on billions of coins across four years and three mints.

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Wexler Cross References: CONECA: SD-4-O-V Comments: Because the master hub is designed to be used over a period of several years, this one was used during the period from 1951 through 1954. Consequently most Washington quarters during that period of time will show this doubling. Differences in the appearance of the doubling will be due to wear on the working hubs, wear on the working dies, and wear on the coins themselves.
• CONECA: SD-4-O-V Comments: Because the master hub is designed to be used over a period of several years, this one was used during the period from 1951 through 1954. Consequently most Washington quarters during that period of time will show this doubling. Differences in the appearance of the doubling will be due to wear on the working hubs, wear on the working dies, and wear on the coins themselves.; Wexler Variety ID: 1953-D 25¢ WMHO-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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