1962 Doubled Working Hub Reverse WWHR-001

Description

First in the quartet of doubled working hub reverses documented for the 1962 Jefferson Nickel, this variety is attributed by the Wexler Team as Wexler Variety ID: 1962 Working Hub Reverse 1 (WWHR-001). As the inaugural WWHR for this date, it establishes the baseline for hub-level doubling research on 1962 nickels. Working hub doubling sits one manufacturing level above working die doubling in the hierarchy: the master die impresses its design into a working hub blank, and if the hub receives two slightly offset impressions, the resulting hub carries doubled features that cascade to every working die it subsequently produces. This propagation effect means WWHR-001's doubling may appear on coins struck by multiple different working dies — a characteristic that can be verified by examining specimens from different die pairings and confirming identical doubling patterns. The 1962 Jefferson Nickel was produced during the final years of stability before the coin shortage of the mid-1960s disrupted normal Mint operations. Philadelphia's nickel production in 1962 was substantial, supporting the need for multiple working hubs throughout the year's production run. The four documented WWHRs for 1962 collectively indicate that hub-level manufacturing quality for this date was inconsistent, with at least four separate hubs receiving misaligned secondary impressions during their creation.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1962 Working Hub Reverse 1 (WWHR-001)
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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