1964 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-002

Description

Positioned as the second reverse doubled die for the 1964 Roosevelt dime, DDR-002 presents light spread on UNITED STATES, the E of E PLURIBUS UNUM, and the denomination ONE on the reverse of John R. Sinnock's design. VarietyVista cataloged this variety under UVC-436 and DMR-011, tracking three die stages with documented progressions: Stage A where both reverse and obverse are at early die state, Stage B where both have advanced to mid die state, and Stage C at late die state (unconfirmed). The confirmed EDS and MDS pairings for Stages A and B provide collectors with two verified die state reference points for tracking specimens across the die's production life. The obverse carries the additional designation ODV-011 (blunt 9), an Obverse Design Variant where the numeral 9 in the date 1964 displays a blunted or truncated tail terminal — a hub characteristic shared with DDO-002 for the same date, suggesting both varieties may share obverse die lineage. Philadelphia struck approximately 929.4 million dimes in 1964, a massive final-year silver dime production driven by Congress's mandate to maximize output before the Coinage Act of 1965 eliminated silver from circulating dimes. The light spread affects three distinct reverse inscription areas — UNITED STATES in the upper rim legend, the E initiating the Latin motto, and ONE as part of the denomination — indicating a broad hub displacement rather than a localized distortion. Sinnock's reverse features a torch flanked by olive and oak branches, with the inscriptions wrapping around the design's periphery. Collectors should examine the UNITED STATES and ONE lettering under 15x magnification, using the blunt 9 obverse as an independent die identification checkpoint.

Die Markers

• UVC-436
• DMR-011
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Ed Raser
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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