1956 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-006

Description

A business-strike counterpart to the proof DDR-024 from the same year, this 1956 Philadelphia Mint Jefferson Nickel carries Class II Distorted Hub Doubling on the reverse with spread visible on E PLURIBUS UNUM and OF AMERICA. Class II doubling results from a distortion in the hub during hubbing, producing a secondary impression that does not follow a simple rotational arc. The CONECA cross-reference 1-R-II confirms the classification — identifying this as the first listed variety on the Reverse exhibiting Class II doubling. Die markers on the reverse provide attribution support. Unlike its proof sibling DDR-024, WDDR-006 was produced for circulation, struck at higher speed on standard planchets without mirror-finish die preparation. Philadelphia's 1956 business-strike nickel production of 35.2 million pieces ensures a substantial surviving population. The presence of both proof and business-strike doubled die reverses for 1956 gives variety collectors parallel targets across two production formats. Cataloged by the Wexler Team as 1956 5c WDDR-006.

Die Markers

• Obverse: None noted.
• Reverse: Die scratch from T of MONTICELLO to V of FIVE; die scratch through UM of UNUM.

Attribution History

• CONECA 1-R-II

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