1962 Washington Quarter - Doubled Die Reverse DDR-003

Description

Cataloged by VarietyVista as DDR-003 with die marker references UVC-1012 and DMR-012, this doubled die reverse variety was struck on a 1962 Washington silver quarter at the Philadelphia Mint. The Washington quarter of this era was composed of 90% silver and 10% copper, weighing 6.25 grams with a 24.3 mm diameter and a reeded edge. The doubling on DDR-003 produces a light spread on QUARTER DOLLAR and both lower stems of the heraldic eagle's olive branch and arrows, with medium extra thickness visible on UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, and the eagle's tuft of feathers. The combination of light spread on some elements and medium extra thickness on others suggests a hub distortion that varied in magnitude across the die surface. VarietyVista documents three die stages: Stage A shows both the reverse and obverse in early die state, Stage B shows both in mid die state, and Stage C is a late die state that remains unconfirmed. This three-stage progression tracks the die's working life from fresh to worn condition. John Flanagan's heraldic eagle reverse design, featuring the eagle perched on a bundle of arrows with an olive branch, provides numerous fine details — particularly in the wing feathers, breast tuft, and legend lettering — where hub doubling becomes detectable under magnification. As the third cataloged doubled die reverse for the 1962 Philadelphia quarter, DDR-003 contributes to the growing census of die varieties identified on silver Washington quarters from the early 1960s.

Die Markers

• UVC-1012
• DMR-012
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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