1969-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-009

Description

The ninth cataloged doubled die reverse for the 1969-S Jefferson nickel, DDR-009 documents hub displacement during the die-making process that produced visible doubling on the reverse design of this San Francisco Mint business strike. Unlike the proof issues that San Francisco is best known for in the modern era, business strike nickels continued to be produced at the facility through the late 1960s and into the 1970s, and this die served the circulating coinage production line. Hub misalignment during die sinking created secondary design images on the reverse — the Monticello side — that appear on every coin struck from this working die. VarietyVista catalogs the die under UVC-1795 and DMR-025, confirming its position within their comprehensive inventory of Jefferson nickel die varieties. The San Francisco Mint produced millions of business strike nickels bearing the S mintmark during 1969, and DDR-009 documents one of at least nine dies from that production run that carried detectable reverse hub doubling. Collectors should examine the reverse legends and architectural elements of Monticello under magnification to identify the doubled features.

Die Markers

• UVC-1795; DMR-025

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