1956 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-004

Description

Cataloged by VarietyVista with attribution codes UVC-282 and DMR-011, this 1956 Roosevelt Silver Dime exhibits strong extra thickness on both lower stems of the torch, the M of UNUM, and the right dot flanking the torch — a doubling pattern concentrated in the lower-central portion of John R. Sinnock\'s reverse design. Three documented die stages chronicle dramatic structural deterioration: Stage A in early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B at mid-die state (unconfirmed), and Stage C in late die state showing a die crack from the torch tip to the rim passing through the I of DIME, a second die crack from the left stem to the rim also through the I of DIME, and the obverse also at late die state. The convergence of two independent die cracks at the I in DIME from different origin points — one from the torch tip and another from the left stem — creates a hub of fracture lines that documents how multiple stress systems within the die propagated toward a common weak point in the die steel. The Roosevelt Silver Dime was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1956 in 90% silver and 10% copper composition, weighing 2.50 grams with a diameter of 17.9 mm. Sinnock\'s design, introduced in 1946, features Roosevelt on the obverse with a torch symbolizing liberty flanked by olive and oak branches representing peace and strength on the reverse. The strong extra thickness on the lower stems and dot — rather than a clear split image — indicates the hub displacement magnitude was small enough to thicken rather than visibly separate the design elements, a subtle form of doubling that requires careful comparison against normal strikes to confirm.

Die Markers

• UVC-282
• DMR-011
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Die crack torch tip to rim through I of DIME – LDS
• Die crack Left stem to rim through I of DIME
• Obverse is LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Joe Feld
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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