1974 (D) Kennedy Half Dollar - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001 / DDO-001

Description

Designated FS-101 in the Cherrypickers' Guide, the 1974-D Kennedy half dollar DDO-001, which Wexler numbers WDDO-001, is a doubled die obverse with a strong spread on LIBERTY, the date and IN GOD WE TRUST. Wexler writes the cross-reference FS-50-1974D-101 (015). Wexler's Coins and Die Varieties records a strong counterclockwise (CCW) spread on those same areas and follows the die through two stages. At stage A the obverse has nothing significant, while the reverse is already in a very late die state with lettering that looks "mushy." At stage B the obverse has also reached a very late die state with the same mushy lettering, and the reverse is unchanged from stage A. John A. Wexler submitted stage A and William Slaughter stage B. CONECA lists the die as 1-O-I. VarietyVista credits John A. Wexler with the report and notes the coin can be found in Mint Sets. Under its marker codes UVC-217 and DMR-002, obverse and reverse are in an early die state at stage A and a middle one at stage B; a late stage C is unconfirmed; at stage D both sides are in a very late die state.

Die Markers

• VarietyVista: UVC-217 DMR-002 Stage A: Obverse and Reverse are EDS Stage B: Obverse and Reverse are MDS Stage C: LDS (unconfirmed) Stage D: Obverse and Reverse are VLDS

Cross References

• Wexler: 1974-D 50¢ WDDO-001; VarietyVista: 1974-D DDO-001; CONECA: 1-O-I, Cherrypickers: FS-50-1974D-101 (015)

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