2020 (P) Roosevelt Dime - Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001

Description

Attributed by the Wexler Team under the designation 2020-P 10c WDDR-001, this Roosevelt Dime doubled die reverse presents strong extra thickness on USA, the two dots flanking the torch, and E PLURIBUS UNUM — a distribution of doubling across multiple reverse design elements that makes this variety visually accessible even at lower magnification. The extra thickness classification indicates that the hub impressions overlapped closely enough that individual secondary images are not separated but instead produce noticeably bolder, thicker design elements compared to a normal strike. Obverse die markers include a die chip at the back of the lips and a small die chip on the underside of the nose — features that formed as the die surface deteriorated during its working life and that serve as fingerprints for attributing this specific die pair. On the reverse, a small die chip appears on the olive branch northeast of the first U in PLURIBUS, providing a secondary confirmation point. No other cross-references are currently known for this variety, making the Wexler designation the primary attribution pathway. The 2020-P Roosevelt Dime was struck at Philadelphia during a year when the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted coin circulation patterns nationwide, leading the Federal Reserve to declare a coin shortage that accelerated production schedules. The dime's copper-nickel clad composition, in continuous use since 1965 when it replaced the original 90% silver alloy, strikes efficiently at high speed but still generates hub doubling when alignment drifts between successive hubbing impressions during die preparation. As the first documented doubled die reverse for the 2020-P dime, WDDR-001 establishes the baseline entry and confirms that doubling occurred during die preparation for this pandemic-era production year.

Cross References

• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2020-P 10¢ WDDR-001

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