1963-D Doubled Die Obverse DDO-011

Description

Documented by VarietyVista under die codes UVC-1077 and DMR-012, this 1963-D Washington Silver Quarter DDO-011 exhibits light spread on IN GOD WE TRUST, the date, and the ribbon end, accompanied by light rotational spread on RTY of LIBERTY — indicating the hub displacement combined a directional component affecting the motto and date with a rotational component that becomes visible on the right-hand letters of LIBERTY. The three-stage die progression provides substantial attribution detail: Stage A at early die state (EDS, unconfirmed), Stage B at mid-die-state featuring a die crack across the bust and a die crack across the forehead and hair on the obverse with the reverse also at MDS, and Stage C at late die state (LDS, unconfirmed). The mid-state die cracks across Washington's bust and forehead are particularly useful as die identification markers because they document specific fracture patterns unique to this working die, providing attribution confirmation independent of the doubling itself. The 1963-D Washington Silver Quarter was struck at the Denver Mint in 90% silver composition (90% silver, 10% copper) weighing 6.25 grams with a diameter of 24.26 mm — the penultimate year of silver quarter production before the Coinage Act of 1965 ended silver coinage for circulating denominations. John Flanagan's obverse design, based on Jean-Antoine Houdon's bust of George Washington, pairs with the heraldic eagle reverse. The combination of inscription-based doubling on the motto and date with rotational doubling on LIBERTY suggests a complex hub displacement vector with both translational and angular components during the hubbing process.

Die Markers

• UVC-1077
• DMR-012
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Die crack across bust – MDS
• Die crack across forehead and hair
• Reverse is MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

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

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