1972-S Doubled Die Obverse DDO-004

Description

Frank Gasparro's Eisenhower dollar debuted in 1971 to honor the late President and the Apollo 11 moon landing, and DDO-004 from the 1972-S silver proof issue captures a medium triple spread on IN GOD WE TRUST — an uncommon tripled impression where the hub contacted the die three times in slightly shifted positions. San Francisco struck 40% silver proof Eisenhower dollars exclusively for collector sets during this era, with the "S" mintmark distinguishing them from the copper-nickel clad business strikes produced in Philadelphia and Denver. VarietyVista catalogs this die under UVC-089 with die marriage reference DMR-006, tracking the variety across three documented die stages: Stage A in Early Die State (unconfirmed), Stage B where both obverse and reverse show Mid Die State characteristics, and Stage C in Late Die State (unconfirmed). The triple spread on IGWT demands careful examination under magnification, as each successive hub impression layers additional letter outlines that can be distinguished from machine doubling by their consistent direction and uniform separation. Silver proof surfaces enhance the visibility of hub doubling by providing mirror-like fields that contrast sharply against any displaced design elements. This variety was struck as a silver proof, giving it the distinctive deep-cameo potential that Eisenhower dollar specialists prize alongside die variety attribution.

Die Markers

• UVC-089
• DMR-006
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Obverse and Reverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Jose Cortez
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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