1995-S Doubled Die Obverse DDO-001

Description

Listed in the Cherrypickers' Guide as FS-101, the 1995-S Proof Washington Quarter DDO-001 shows light spread on the date, the ribbon end on Washington's queue, the S mint mark, and LIBERTY. Cataloged by VarietyVista as UVC-1975 with die marriage DMR-003, this copper-nickel clad proof variety carries the FS-101 designation as the primary doubled die obverse for its date — a Cherrypickers' listing reserved for varieties significant enough to warrant active searching. The early die state shows both obverse and reverse in EDS condition, with mid and late die states unconfirmed. The inclusion of the mint mark among the doubled elements is noteworthy — by 1995, mint marks were incorporated into the master die rather than hand-punched onto individual working dies, so the S doubling resulted from the same hub misalignment that affected the date, ribbon end, and LIBERTY. The ribbon end on Washington's queue provides an especially clean diagnostic area for detecting light spread, as the defined edges of the ribbon create precise reference lines where secondary impressions are readily apparent against the surrounding field.

Die Markers

• UVC-1975
• DMR-003
• Stage A:
• Obverse and Reverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Jim Carr
• FS-101
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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