1971-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001

Description

Holding the primary DDR designation for the 1971-S Jefferson nickel, DDR-001 exhibits light spread on STATES OF AMERICA, PLURIBUS UNUM, and the right building edge of Monticello with the spread increasing from left to right — a rotational spread pattern indicating the secondary hub impression was displaced at a slight angle relative to the primary. VarietyVista assigned identifiers UVC-1392 and DMR-009, and the comments note that the reverse employs RDV-006 (strong railings), a reverse design variant distinguished by particularly prominent railing detail on Felix Schlag's Monticello depiction. Significantly, the obverse die of this pair is listed as DDO-001, meaning this die marriage carries both the primary obverse and primary reverse doubled die designations — an uncommon dual attribution that makes specimens from this die pair especially interesting to variety collectors. San Francisco struck approximately 106.88 million nickels in 1971, resuming S-mintmark production after the mintmark moratorium of 1965-1967. The rotational increase in spread from left to right across the reverse inscriptions is characteristic of a pivot-point displacement where elements closer to the rotation axis show minimal doubling while those further away exhibit progressively greater separation. The strong railings designation (RDV-006) provides an independent confirmation feature — collectors can verify the reverse die identity by examining the railing detail on Monticello before proceeding to evaluate the doubled die diagnostics. Magnification of 15-20x should be directed at the right building edge and the letters of STATES OF AMERICA, where the progressive increase in spread is most evident.

Die Markers

• UVC-1392; DMR-009

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