1957 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-005

Description

Strong-class hub doubling elevates DDR-005 on the 1957 Philadelphia Washington silver quarter to one of the more visually dramatic varieties in the mid-century quarter census. The spread affects UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM, with the strongest doubling concentrated on the word OF — a localized intensity peak that suggests the pivot point of the hub rotation fell some distance from that position, allowing OF to accumulate the greatest angular displacement. Jose Cortez reported this variety, contributing to the rich Washington quarter die variety documentation. The reverse die is identified as RDV-001, connecting it to a specific reverse die lineage. Philadelphia struck approximately 46.5 million quarters in 1957, all in 90% silver composition. Strong doubling on the word OF should be readily apparent under moderate magnification, creating a clearly doubled letter pair that serves as the primary diagnostic. The flanking UNITED STATES and AMERICA text, along with E PLURIBUS UNUM above, provide corroborating evidence with progressively diminishing spread strength radiating outward from the OF epicenter. DDR-005 joins four earlier documented doubled die reverses for the 1957 quarter, each capturing a separate hub-to-die misalignment event during that year's die production cycle.

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