1968-D Doubled Die Obverse DDO-002

Description

Four distinct obverse elements — IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, the star, and the date — show light spread on DDO-002 of the 1968-D Jefferson nickel. The breadth of affected design features, spanning from the motto at the top through the star and LIBERTY inscription down to the date at the bottom, indicates a hub misalignment that impacted a wide swath of the die face during the secondary impression. Denver's 1968 nickel production reached approximately 101.4 million pieces. VarietyVista catalogs this as UVC-1319 with die marriage DMR-007. As the second DDO for the 1968-D date, this variety offers a richer set of diagnostic points than varieties where doubling is confined to a single element — collectors can confirm the attribution by checking multiple zones in sequence, with each showing consistent directional spread. The light classification means 7-10x magnification is recommended for initial detection, followed by higher power to verify the spread direction matches across all four affected areas.

Die Markers

• UVC-1319; DMR-007

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