1963 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-025

Description

Sequentially cataloged one position after DDO-024, this companion variety on the 1963 proof Franklin half dollar shows medium spread on RTY of LIBERTY, the full word TRUST, the date, and — distinctively — the slope of Franklin's nose. The nose spread is a particularly interesting diagnostic because it appears on a curved design element rather than flat lettering, producing a subtle widening of the profile contour that experienced attributors recognize as a telltale doubled die characteristic. The affected letter groups differ from DDO-024: where that variety shows BERTY and TRUS, DDO-025 displays RTY and full TRUST, indicating a different hub displacement angle that shifted the concentration of visible doubling across the legend. As a proof issue from the final year of the Franklin series, this coin was struck with the meticulous multi-impression process reserved for collector coinage. VarietyVista catalogs the die under UVC-271 and DMR-041 with three documented stages: Stage A with both obverse and reverse in Early Die State, Stage B at Mid Die State (unconfirmed), and Stage C at Late Die State (unconfirmed).

Die Markers

• UVC-271
• DMR-041
• Stage A:
• Obverse and Reverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Charles Chatham
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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