1962 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-003

Description

The second dual doubled die from the 1962 Philadelphia Jefferson Nickel production, DDO-003 exhibits medium spread on IN GOD WE TRUST with its reverse independently listed as DDR-015. Die markers UVC-1074 and DMR-005 confirm this working die — and the sequential UVC numbers between DDO-002 (UVC-1073) and DDO-003 (UVC-1074) suggest these two working dies were manufactured in close succession, both receiving flawed hub impressions during the same production period. While DDO-002 pairs with DDR-007, DDO-003 pairs with DDR-015 — a higher-numbered reverse variety — meaning these two dual doubled dies, though nearly adjacent in the catalog, carry different reverse doubling characteristics and are fully distinct varieties. The existence of two dual doubled dies within the same date-mint is statistically notable and implies that the hub alignment issues during the 1962 Philadelphia production affected multiple dies in sequence. Medium spread on IN GOD WE TRUST matches DDO-002's intensity classification, so the primary diagnostic distinction between the two varieties lies in their die markers (UVC-1074/DMR-005 versus UVC-1073/DMR-004) and their different DDR pairings. Struck in standard copper-nickel composition (75% copper, 25% nickel) at the Philadelphia Mint, the 1962 nickel is one of the more thoroughly documented dates for dual variety pairings in the Jefferson series.

Die Markers

• UVC-1074; DMR-005

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