1964-D Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-011

Description

Class II Distorted Hub Doubling characterizes WDDR-011, the eleventh cataloged doubled die reverse for the 1964 Denver Mint Jefferson Nickel — a date with extraordinary production volume as the final year of standard-issue coinage before the Coinage Act of 1965 restructured American coinage composition. Close doubling is visible on E PLURIBUS UNUM and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, with both spreads increasing in intensity from left to right, a hallmark of Class II distortion where the hub flexed during the impression process. Die markers pinpoint this specific die: the obverse carries a die scratch to the upper left of the E in LIBERTY, while the reverse shows a die scratch inside the lower portion of the N in CENTS. Denver struck over 1.78 billion nickels in 1964 — an unprecedented output driven by the nationwide coin shortage — consuming enormous quantities of working dies and generating proportionally numerous hub doubling events. Cross-referenced as Wexler Variety ID: 1964-D WDDR-011 and attributed by John A. Wexler, this variety exemplifies how Class II hub doubling produces increasing spread away from the distortion's center point, distinguishing it from the uniform displacement of Class I pivot doubling.

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Wexler
• Wexler Variety ID: 1964-D WDDR-011
• Expert attribution by John A. Wexler

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