1953 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-001

Description

Premier doubled die obverse for the 1953 Philadelphia Jefferson Nickel, DDO-001 delivers strong spread on IN GOD WE TRUST and the hair above Jefferson's forehead — two widely separated elements both carrying visible hub doubling from a misaligned secondary impression during die manufacture. Cataloged by VarietyVista with Unique Variety Code UVC-880 and Die Marriage Reference DMR-003, this variety is cross-referenced as Cherrypickers FS-101 (032.7). The motto spans the upper obverse in small lettering particularly susceptible to showing doubled contours, while the hair above the forehead — fine parallel lines in Schlag's portrait — amplifies even modest hub displacement into visible extra thickness. Felix Schlag's prize-winning Jefferson portrait, which debuted in 1938 after a public design competition, was in its sixteenth year of production. Struck on 75% copper and 25% nickel planchets at 21.2mm at Philadelphia. The FS-101 Cherrypickers designation marks this as a widely recognized variety. Examine IN GOD WE TRUST for strong spread and the hair above the forehead for extra thickness to confirm this leading DDO attribution.

Die Markers

• FS-101; UVC-880; DMR-003

Attribution History

• FS-101

External References