1964 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-040

Description

Medium spread and extra thickness on E PLURIBUS UNUM, OF AMERICA, and the right building edge of Monticello distinguish this 1964 Philadelphia Jefferson Nickel DDR-040. The combination of spread on both legend text and an architectural element creates two diagnostic zones — the incused lettering and raised building edge respond differently to hub displacement, with the building edge producing a ghost line parallel to the primary structure. Cataloged by VarietyVista as UVC-1275 and DMR-048, the variety has been documented across three die stages: Stage A in early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B where both reverse and obverse are in mid die state, and Stage C in late die state (unconfirmed). The 1964 Jefferson Nickel was the last year before Congress mandated removal of all mintmarks from U.S. coins for 1965-1967 as part of its response to a severe coin shortage — making 1964 the final pre-gap year where Philadelphia and Denver production can be distinguished. Medium spread sits between the barely perceptible light varieties and dramatic strong varieties, offering clearly visible doubling under standard magnification.

Die Markers

• UVC-1275
• DMR-048
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Timothy Wissert
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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