1962 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-007

Description

Light spread on the numeral 1 of the date combined with rotational spread on TRUST identifies this seventh documented doubled die obverse for the 1962 Philadelphia Mint Washington Silver Quarter. Tracked by VarietyVista under die markers UVC-1013 and DMR-013, the die progressed through three stages: Stage A with both obverse and reverse in early die state (EDS), Stage B in mid-die state (MDS, unconfirmed), and Stage C in late die state (LDS, unconfirmed). The combination of linear spread on the date digit with rotational spread on the motto suggests a complex hub misalignment — possibly involving both lateral shift and slight rotation between hubbing impressions — producing different spread characteristics on different parts of the die. The 1962 Washington Quarter was struck in 90% silver composition during the penultimate production year of silver quarters, and the looming transition to clad coinage in 1965 would make all pre-1965 silver quarters intrinsically valuable for their metal content. John Flanagan's Washington portrait had been the standard quarter design for thirty years by 1962, and the mature tooling and well-established production methods make the presence of seven documented DDO varieties notable. Rotational spread on TRUST is best detected by examining the letter serifs under magnification for directional notching.

Die Markers

• UVC-1013
• DMR-013
• Stage A:
• Obverse and Reverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by James Wiles
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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