1960-D Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001

Description

Carrying the primary DDR designation for the 1960-D Jefferson nickel, DDR-001 is cataloged by VarietyVista with UVC-1029 and DMR-003, exhibiting medium spread and extra thickness on E PLURIBUS UNUM, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and the right building edge of Monticello. The medium spread intensity places this variety in the mid-range of visibility — stronger than varieties requiring high magnification to confirm, yet not as dramatically separated as the most extreme doubled dies in the series. Three die stages track the die's production life: Stage A in early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B in mid-die state (unconfirmed), and Stage C with both reverse and obverse in late die state, where accumulated striking fatigue becomes visible. Denver produced over 192 million Jefferson nickels in 1960, a substantial production run that reflects the ongoing high demand for circulating coinage in the late Eisenhower era. As DDR-001 — the first cataloged doubled die reverse for this date and mint — it typically receives the most collector attention among the 1960-D reverse varieties, often serving as the entry point for specialists building a comprehensive DDR set. Felix Schlag's Monticello design provides particularly useful doubling diagnostics because the architectural details — windows, columns, roofline — offer straight-line reference points against which spread becomes readily apparent.

Die Markers

• UVC-1029
• DMR-003
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Reverse and Obverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Randy True
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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