1963 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-045

Description

Struck as a proof at the Philadelphia Mint, the 1963 Jefferson Nickel DDR-045 presents medium spread on UNITED STATES OF AMERICA that decreases from left to right, with light spread on the MON of MONTICELLO and FIVE CENTS. VarietyVista catalogs this variety with UVC-1182 and DMR-052, documenting three die states. Stage A shows both the reverse and obverse in early die state. Stage B advances to mid-die state on both sides. Stage C is the late die state, though it remains unconfirmed. The decreasing left-to-right spread pattern on UNITED STATES OF AMERICA provides a useful diagnostic, as the doubling is most prominent on the leftmost letters and gradually diminishes. On proof coins, the mirrored fields tend to make even moderate doubled die spreads more visually apparent, and collectors examining 1963 proof sets should pay close attention to the UNITED inscription where the displacement is strongest on this DDR-045 variety.

Die Markers

• UVC-1182
• DMR-052
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Timothy Wissert
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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