1971 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-002

Description

Cataloged by VarietyVista under UVC-004 and DMR-004, this 1971 Eisenhower Dollar carries a doubled die reverse with medium spread on the inscription STATES, the upper stars surrounding the eagle, and the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on the Apollo 11 mission patch reverse designed by Frank Gasparro after the famous NASA insignia. The die progressed through an unusual stage sequence: Stage A at early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B at mid-die state (unconfirmed), followed by a second Stage B entry noting both the reverse and obverse at late die state — suggesting the documentation recorded the die reaching its final service period within the mid-stage framework. The 1971 Eisenhower Dollar was the inaugural year of the last large-format U.S. dollar coin, produced in copper-nickel clad for circulation at Philadelphia and Denver, with 40% silver versions for collectors struck at San Francisco. The Eisenhower Dollar's large 38.1mm diameter means the reverse design encompasses substantially more surface area than other denominations, and the numerous stars ringing the heraldic eagle provide many individual reference points where doubling becomes visible. Medium spread across STATES, the stars, and E PLURIBUS UNUM indicates a hub displacement that affected the upper and peripheral portions of the reverse die. The low UVC number (004) reflects this variety's early placement in the Eisenhower Dollar catalog, appropriate for the second documented DDR from the series' debut year.

Die Markers

• UVC-004
• DMR-004
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Ed Raser
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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