1968-D Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-011

Description

Carrying the eleventh catalog position among 1968-D Kennedy Half Dollar doubled die reverses, WDDR-011 documents yet another instance of hub misalignment during die production at the Denver Mint. The Wexler Team reference for this variety is 1968-D 50¢ WDDR-011. That the 1968-D date supports at least eleven distinct DDR entries underscores the scale of die production for this issue — Denver struck approximately 246.9 million half dollars in 1968, a figure requiring hundreds of working die pairs over the course of the production year. Each DDR represents an independent hubbing event where the working hub and working die were not perfectly aligned during one of the multiple impressions needed to fully sink the design into the die steel. WDDR-011 belongs to the silver-clad Kennedy Half Dollar series spanning 1965 through 1970, the final era in which circulating U.S. half dollars contained precious metal. No specific die markers have been recorded for this pairing, placing the burden of attribution squarely on the doubling characteristics themselves. Collectors building comprehensive DDR sets for the 1968-D Kennedy Half typically organize their holdings by spread class (pivoted, distorted, distended, offset, or tilted hub) and spread intensity, making the specific classification of WDDR-011 an important differentiator from its ten predecessors. Careful comparison against high-resolution reference images remains the most reliable method for confirming this particular variety among the crowded 1968-D DDR field.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1968-D 50¢ WDDR-011
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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