1964 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-015

Description

Kennedy Half Dollar variety collecting encompasses specialized sub-categories, and the 1964 proof issues present collectors with the richest documented variety catalog for any single year in the series. WDDO-015, attributed in the Wexler Doubled Die Files under 1964 50¢ WDDO-015, contributes to that depth as one of the multiple documented doubled die obverse varieties from first-year Philadelphia proof production. The proof Kennedy series began in 1964 with a coin that was simultaneously a new design, a memorial piece, a silver coin at the end of the silver era, and a numismatic product minted in sufficient quantity to supply extraordinary demand. Working dies prepared in those circumstances were numerous, and the hubbing operations required to produce proof-quality dies created conditions for variety formation across multiple independent pairings. The 1964 proof Kennedy was struck in 90% silver, the same composition used for the Walking Liberty and Franklin Half Dollars that preceded it in the denomination. WDDO-015 is differentiated from WDDO-014 and WDDO-017 by its specific hub displacement geometry documented in the Wexler reference files.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1964 50¢ WDDO-015
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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