1956 WDDO-001 Proof

Description: Class II + VI, Distorted and Distended Hub Doubling     "Best Of" Nickel Doubled Die Varieties
This variety is a quintupled die.  Five distinct images can be seen on the lower portion of I of IN.  Strong extra thickness and some separation of images show on IN GOD WE TRUST where it decreases from left to right, Jefferson’s profile and, to a lesser extent, on LIBERTY, the star, the date and Jefferson’s queue.    

Markers: 

  • Obv:  Small die gouge (dot) at top of L of LIBERTY; short vertical die gouge in hair midway between nose and back of head.
  • Rev:  Small die gouge (dot) below right side of M of UNUM.

Cross Reference:  CONECA 2-O-II-C+VI(4);  FS-05-1956-101(35.4)

Submitted by:  Frank Baumann