1955 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-001

Description

Primary obverse doubled die for the 1955 Philadelphia Jefferson nickel, DDO-001 shows light spread on the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. The reverse die paired with this obverse is cross-listed as DDR-006, providing collectors with a dual-attribution die marriage — specimens can be cataloged under both obverse and reverse doubled die designations. Philadelphia struck approximately 8.3 million nickels in 1955, one of the lower mintages in the postwar Jefferson series, which adds scarcity value to any die variety from this date. VarietyVista documents the variety as UVC-897 with die marriage DMR-003. The light spread on IN GOD WE TRUST follows the most common pattern for Jefferson nickel DDOs, where the motto lettering across the upper obverse captures the hub misalignment. The connection to DDR-006 on the reverse means thorough examination of both sides is warranted — the obverse provides the DDO-001 attribution while the reverse yields the DDR-006 designation, together documenting a die pair where the hubbing process produced misalignment artifacts on two separate working dies.

Die Markers

• UVC-897; DMR-003

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