2014 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001

Description

Primary doubled die reverse for the 2014 Roosevelt Dime, DDR-001 presents medium spread on the upper right central olive leaf in the lower right leaf cluster — the same design area affected on many Roosevelt Dime DDRs, where the fine botanical details of the olive branch are especially sensitive to revealing hub displacement. Die stage documentation includes UVC-804 and DMR-002, with three tracked stages: Stage A in Early Die State where both reverse and obverse are in EDS; Stage B at Mid-Die State with both sides at MDS; and Stage C at Late Die State, unconfirmed. The confirmed MDS transition at Stage B provides collectors with a benchmark for dating their specimens within the die's working life. The Roosevelt Dime series has been in continuous production since 1946, and John R. Sinnock's torch-and-branches reverse design has accumulated a substantial catalog of doubled die varieties across nearly eight decades of minting. Cataloged by VarietyVista, DDR-001 as the first-attributed doubled die reverse for the 2014 date likely represents the most pronounced or most frequently encountered DDR among the die pairs used for that year's production. Modern clad dime production at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints generates billions of dimes annually, with each facility consuming hundreds of working die pairs.

Die Markers

• UVC-804
• DMR-002
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by George Brzozowiec
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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