1964-D Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-004

Description

Classified as Class II distorted hub doubling, WDDO-004 on the 1964-D Jefferson nickel concentrates its doubling exclusively on the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. Class II doubling results from a tilted or warped working hub that distorts the design transfer rather than uniformly displacing it, producing doubling that may vary in intensity across the affected text as the tilt angle causes different portions of the hub to contact the die at slightly different depths. Denver's staggering 1964-D nickel mintage exceeded 1.78 billion pieces, driven by the nationwide coin shortage that prompted Congress to freeze the date at 1964 for extended production runs. The die marker — a die gouge positioned below the I of IN — provides an independent confirmation point separate from the doubling itself, serving as a fingerprint for this specific working die. No notable reverse die markers were recorded. Class II doubling on IN GOD WE TRUST requires the examiner to look for distortion-type separation rather than the clean directional spread characteristic of Class I (rotated hub) doubling; the letters may appear slightly thickened or show a close secondary image that varies in character across the motto's length. The WDDO-004 designation from the Wexler cataloging system places this among the early obverse doubled dies documented for the prolific 1964-D date, where the massive production volume generated numerous working dies and correspondingly numerous opportunities for hub-to-die transfer errors.

Die Markers

• Obverse: Die gouge below I of IN.
• Reverse: None noted.

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