1970-D Doubled Die Obverse DDO-002

Description

Listed as FS-102 in the Fivaz-Stanton numbering system — a prestigious inclusion that signals collector demand and market recognition — this doubled die obverse on the 1970-D Washington Quarter exhibits very strong doubling spread on LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, and the date, with the strongest displacement visible on LIBERTY. The FS-102 designation places it among the most widely referenced varieties for the date. VarietyVista cataloged this variety with die marker codes UVC-1200 and DMR-005, documenting three die states: Stage A shows both obverse and reverse in early die state (EDS), while Stage B at mid-die state and Stage C at late die state remain unconfirmed. The reverse is identified as RDV-006, a specific reverse die variety within the broader die study for 1970-D quarters. Strong doubling on LIBERTY is the primary pickup point — the spread is dramatic enough to catch a collector's eye under moderate magnification, making DDO-002 one of the more visually impressive Washington Quarter doubled dies. The 1970-D was struck on copper-nickel clad planchets at Denver during the early years of the clad coinage era, when the Mint was still refining production processes for the new composition that replaced silver after the Coinage Act of 1965.

Die Markers

• UVC-1200
• DMR-005
• Stage A:
• Obverse and Reverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Ron Pope
• FS-102
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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