1958 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001

Description

Holding the primary reverse doubled die designation for the 1958 proof Roosevelt silver dime, WDDR-001 carries Class VI spread toward the center affecting USA, ONE DIME, E PLURIBUS UNUM (abbreviated EPU), and both branch stems flanking the torch on John Sinnock's reverse. Class VI distorted hub doubling results from a non-planar working hub that transfers the design with localized distortion, and the "toward the center" direction indicates the secondary images displace inward relative to the rim. The Wexler Team cataloged this as Wexler Variety ID: 1958 10c Pr WDDR-001, with no other known cross-references and no significant die markers on either surface. Philadelphia produced approximately 875,652 proof sets in 1958, each containing a 90% silver Roosevelt dime struck on polished planchets. The breadth of affected elements — spanning the national abbreviation, denomination, motto, and the two olive/oak branch stems — indicates the hub distortion influenced a wide swath of the reverse die surface. Branch stems provide a particularly interesting diagnostic for Class VI doubling because their organic curved forms display distortion differently than geometric letter strokes, potentially showing varying degrees of thickening or displacement along their length as the non-planar hub contact pattern modulates. As WDDR-001, this carries the benchmark position for 1958 proof dime reverse doubled dies, likely representing either the first discovered or the most significant variety in the catalog sequence for this date.

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Wexler Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1958 10¢ Pr WDDR-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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