1982-D Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001

Description

Holding the distinction of being the first documented doubled die reverse for the 1982 Denver Mint Washington Quarter, DDR-001 exhibits light spread across QUARTER DOLLAR, the lower wreath branches and leaves, and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — touching nearly every major reverse design element. Cataloged by VarietyVista under UVC-1280 and DMR-002, three die stages are recorded: Stage A with both reverse and obverse in early die state, Stage B in mid-die state (unconfirmed), and Stage C in late die state (unconfirmed). The 1982-D Washington Quarter was produced during a tumultuous year for U.S. coinage — the same year that saw the Lincoln Cent transition to copper-plated zinc — though the quarter's copper-nickel clad composition remained unchanged. John Flanagan's heraldic eagle reverse with its wreath of olive and oak branches provides detailed botanical elements where even light doubling can manifest as visible separation between leaf edges. As the primary DDR for this date, DDR-001 was either the first discovered or the most significant, establishing the benchmark against which subsequent 1982-D DDR discoveries are compared.

Die Markers

• UVC-1280
• DMR-002
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Unknown
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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