1940-D 25C DDO FS-101 (Regular Strike)
Series: Washington Quarters 1932-1964
PCGS MS66
DETAIL OF DOUBLING ON 1940-D FS-101 QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS MS66
- PCGS #:
- 146092
- Designer:
- John Flanagan
- Edge:
- Reeded
- Diameter:
- 24.30 millimeters
- Weight:
- 6.30 grams
- Mintage:
- 2,797,600
- Mint:
- Denver
- Metal:
- 90% Silver, 10% Copper
- Auction Record:
- $2,880 • MS66 • 02-22-2018 • Heritage Auctions
The 1940-D FS-101 Quarter Dollar is a very nice Doubled Die Obverse. The doubling is mostly visible on the legend IN GOD WE TRUST. Doubling is also visible on the date, but to a lesser degree. In lower grades, this variety fetches a strong premium of two to three times the price of a normal Quarter. Inexplicably, the premium drops as the grade increases. PCGS has certified very few examples of this variety, the best of which are graded MS66.
Beware -- there is at least one other Doubled Die Obverse of this date. If the doubling does not match the attribution picture above in every way, it is NOT an FS-101 and is not worth the same premium.