1962 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-013

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1962

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Thirteenth doubled die obverse recorded for the 1962 Philadelphia Mint Jefferson Nickel, DDO-013 exhibits a light spread on the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. This variety emerges from a period when Jefferson Nickel production at Philadelphia was operating at high volume — the 1962-P mintage reached 97,384,000 coins, requiring numerous die pairs and creating ample opportunity for hub doubling events during die preparation. The doubling mechanism involves a slight misalignment between the hub and the working die during one of the multiple impressions required to fully sink the design into the die steel, leaving ghost-like traces of lettering alongside the primary strike. VarietyVista catalogs this variety with die markers UVC-1125 and DMR-056, placing it in a three-stage progression: Stage A at Early-to-Mid Die State captures both obverse and reverse before significant wear has altered the die surfaces; Stages B and C at Mid and Late Die State remain unconfirmed, indicating that examples from these later production phases have not been definitively attributed or the die was retired before reaching advanced deterioration. The light spread on IN GOD WE TRUST is characteristic of a modest hub misalignment, requiring careful examination under magnification to distinguish from strike doubling or die deterioration doubling, both of which can mimic true hub doubling on Jefferson Nickels of this era. DDO-013 represents one of many doubled die varieties documented for the early 1960s Jefferson Nickel run, a period that produced some of the highest variety counts in the series due to sustained production volumes and the inherent challenges of maintaining precise hub-to-die registration across hundreds of die preparations. Cataloged by VarietyVista.