1964 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-009

Description

Final year of the silver Washington quarter series, DDR-009 for the 1964 Philadelphia issue presents light spread on QUARTER DOLLAR, both stems of the wreath, and the left lower leaves on the heraldic eagle reverse. The 1964 quarter holds particular historical significance as the last year of 90% silver composition before the Coinage Act of 1965 transitioned quarters to copper-nickel clad. Philadelphia struck an extraordinary 560.4 million quarters in 1964 as the Mint accelerated production to combat the coin shortage. Reported by Timothy Wissert, DDR-009 sits deep in the doubled die reverse census, reflecting the massive die production required to support the enormous mintage. The combination of text doubling on QUARTER DOLLAR with botanical element doubling on the wreath stems and left lower leaves provides diagnostic points spanning both the denomination inscription and Flanagan's decorative reverse elements. Spread on the stems may appear as slightly displaced or doubled lines, while QUARTER DOLLAR shows the more conventional secondary-letter-image effect under magnification.

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