1964-D Doubled Die Obverse DDO-001

Description

Cataloged as DDO-001 for the 1964-D Jefferson nickel, this doubled die obverse exhibits light hub doubling spread visible on the letters TY of LIBERTY, the five-pointed star, and the date numerals. The Denver Mint produced an extraordinary quantity of nickels in 1964 — over 1.78 billion pieces — as the Mint ramped up production amid the nationwide coin shortage that led Congress to eliminate silver from most denominations the following year. Within that vast output, die variety specialists identified this hub-to-die misalignment and assigned it VarietyVista classification UVC-1297 with die marriage reference DMR-008. The light-class doubling on the TY of LIBERTY is best observed under 7-10x magnification with oblique lighting, where the secondary impression creates a subtle shelf along the letter bases. As DDO-001, this variety holds the primary catalog position among the 1964-D doubled die obverses, and the massive mintage makes it one of the more accessible Jefferson nickel doubled dies for collectors searching circulation finds or bulk lots from this era.

Die Markers

• UVC-1297; DMR-008

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