1973-S Doubled Die Obverse DDO-005

Description

Fifth in the obverse doubled die census for the 1973-S Eisenhower dollar, DDO-005 exhibits medium spread on IN GOD WE TRUST, the date, and LIBERTY on Frank Gasparro's obverse portrait of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. VarietyVista catalogs this under UVC-109 and DMR-011, with three die stages: Stage A in early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B with obverse and reverse at early die state, and Stage C in late die state (unconfirmed). The CN Proof designation identifies this as a copper-nickel clad proof struck at San Francisco for inclusion in annual proof sets — the large-size dollar denomination that was produced from 1971 through 1978 as the successor to the Peace dollar series. San Francisco struck clad proof Eisenhower dollars alongside the regular silver-clad proof versions in certain years, with the copper-nickel proofs distributed in standard proof sets and the 40% silver proofs packaged in special Blue Pack or Brown Pack collector sets. The Eisenhower dollar's 38.1mm diameter — the same as the Morgan and Peace dollars that preceded it — gives the design ample space for detailed die variety examination, and medium spread across IN GOD WE TRUST, the date, and LIBERTY creates a broad diagnostic zone spanning the upper, lower, and left portions of the obverse. Medium-class doubling on the large Eisenhower dollar is generally easier to detect than equivalent doubling on smaller denominations, as the greater physical scale amplifies the absolute size of the secondary impression's displacement. DDO-005 represents one of multiple doubled die obverses cataloged for the 1973-S proof, reflecting the die variety community's thorough examination of proof issues.

Die Markers

• UVC-109
• DMR-011
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Obverse and Reverse are EDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Timothy Wissert
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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