1964 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-056

Description

Light spread on UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM characterizes this 1964 Philadelphia Mint Jefferson Nickel doubled die reverse, the fifty-sixth cataloged DDR for what was one of the highest-volume nickel production years in American history. VarietyVista assigns die markers UVC-1294 and DMR-067, with Stage A showing both reverse and obverse in Early to Mid Die State (EMDS), while Stages B and C at Mid Die State and Late Die State remain unconfirmed. The 1964 Jefferson Nickel carries historical significance as the final year before the dramatic coinage composition changes mandated by the Coinage Act of 1965. Philadelphia produced massive quantities of nickels in 1964 — including coins struck without a date freeze into 1965 — consuming an extraordinary number of die pairs. Fifty-six doubled die reverses documented for this single date reflects both the enormous production volume and the intensity of variety research on this popular transitional date. The light spread on the reverse inscriptions indicates a close hub displacement where the shift between impressions was small, producing a subtle thickening of the lettering visible primarily under magnification. Felix Schlag's Monticello reverse, with its detailed architectural facade and extensive surrounding text, provides numerous reference points where even minor hub alignment deviations become detectable through careful comparison with unaffected specimens.

Die Markers

• UVC-1294
• DMR-067
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EMDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Timothy Wissert
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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