1956 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-014

Description

Decreasing spread from left to right across E PLURIBUS and UNITED distinguishes DDR-014 on the 1956 Philadelphia Jefferson Nickel, where the light doubling diminishes progressively as it moves from the left side of the reverse to the right. This decreasing spread gradient mirrors the inverse pattern of DDR-013 for the same date (which increases left to right), suggesting a different rotational hub displacement geometry — the hub pivot point for DDR-014 was positioned differently than for DDR-013, creating opposite spread gradients across the two dies. Die markers tracked under UVC-931 and DMR-018 document three stages: Stage A with both reverse and obverse at Early Die State, Stage B at Mid Die State (unconfirmed), and Stage C with both reverse and obverse confirmed at Late Die State. The confirmed EDS and LDS stages at A and C provide bookend die state data for collectors building die state progression sets. Philadelphia struck 35,216,000 Jefferson Nickels in 1956, and fourteen cataloged DDRs for this date indicates sustained variety research attention. Cataloged by VarietyVista, DDR-014 offers collectors a variety whose spread gradient can be quantitatively measured across the reverse legends, providing a tangible diagnostic for distinguishing this particular hub displacement from other 1956 DDRs.

Die Markers

• UVC-931
• DMR-018
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Reverse and Obverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by James Wiles
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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