1961-D Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001

Description

Cross-referenced as the Fivaz-Stanton listing FS-801, this 1961-D Roosevelt Silver Dime carries the premier DDR designation for its date — DDR-001 — reflecting its significance as the strongest or earliest-documented doubled die reverse among all known 1961-D dime varieties. VarietyVista records assign it die markers UVC-376 and DMR-002, with three documented die stages: Stage A at early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B with reverse and obverse at mid die state, and Stage C at late die state where the doubling becomes mushy from metal flow lines and a light die crack develops running northeast through the hair on the obverse. The doubling itself presents as medium spread on UNITED and ONE DIME, with lighter spread on STATES OF AMERICA, the E PLU portion of PLURIBUS, and UNUM — a distribution that concentrates the strongest displacement on the central denomination text and the leftmost word of the national inscription. The FS-801 cross-reference places this variety in the Cherrypicker's Guide, the standard reference for commercially significant die varieties, confirming that DDR-001 carries enough visual impact and collector demand to merit inclusion in the hobby's most widely consulted attribution manual. As part of the Roosevelt Silver Dimes series (1946-1964), the 1961-D was struck in 90% silver at the Denver Mint. The late die state progression — where metal flow lines eventually obscure the doubling — means that specimens from Stage C may be more challenging to attribute than cleaner Stage A or B examples, making die state a meaningful factor in both identification confidence and collector preference.

Die Markers

• UVC-376
• DMR-002
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• Doubling mushy from metal flow lines – LDS
• Light die crack Northeast in hair – LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Timothy Wissert
• FS-801
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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