1962 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. Philadelphia produced a combined total of over 39 million circulation-strike quarters in 1962, along with 3,218,019 proof sets, placing this date in the final years of silver quarter production before the Coinage Act of 1965 ended the use of silver in circulating dimes and quarters. 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)

Attribution History

• Discovered by ZAP's coins
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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