2018 (D) Roosevelt Dime - Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001

Description

Holding the first catalog position for 2018-D Roosevelt Dime doubled die reverses, WDDR-001 represents the primary documented hub doubling event on Denver Mint dimes from that production year. The Wexler Team designation 2018-D 10c WDDR-001 establishes this as the earliest-cataloged DDR for the date-mint, and the notation "None known" for additional cross-references indicates no other major variety organizations have independently listed this die. As a WDDR-001, this variety occupies the position of highest cataloging priority — typically assigned to the most prominent or earliest-discovered doubled die for a given date and mint — though without specific die markers or detailed spread descriptions in the current documentation, the precise characteristics of the doubling require examination of actual specimens or consultation of the Wexler files for full attribution details. The 2018-D Roosevelt Dime was struck at the Denver Mint in standard copper-nickel clad composition (91.67% copper, 8.33% nickel) on a 17.9mm planchet weighing 2.268 grams. John R. Sinnock's Roosevelt obverse and the torch-olive branch-oak branch reverse have remained essentially unchanged since 1946, making the Roosevelt Dime the longest-running unchanged design in current U.S. coinage. Hub doubling on the reverse manifests on the torch, branches, denomination ONE DIME, E PLURIBUS UNUM, and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, with the specific elements affected depending on the direction and magnitude of the hub displacement. Denver's high-volume dime production generates numerous working dies annually, and WDDR-001 documents the most notable misalignment event from that die population.

Cross References

• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2018-D 10¢ WDDR-001

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