1972 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-004

Description

This listing represents the 1972 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-004 on the Eisenhower Dollar, cataloged by the Wexler Team and carrying the CONECA cross-reference 1-R-I. The variety exhibits Class I clockwise spread across multiple reverse design elements including USA, the constellation of stars surrounding the eagle, ONE DOLLAR, the olive branch with its individual leaves, the lunar surface craters, and Frank Gasparro's designer initials. The Eisenhower Dollar was produced at the Philadelphia Mint in cupronickel-clad copper at 22.68 grams and 38.1 mm diameter, featuring Dwight D. Eisenhower's profile on the obverse and the Apollo 11 mission insignia adapted for the reverse. This coin uses the Type A Reverse configuration, one of several reverse design sub-types identified across the 1972 Eisenhower production. Master die doubling is present on the obverse, a condition shared among multiple 1972 die pairs resulting from the master die itself carrying doubled elements. Reverse die markers include a strong die scratch running NE to SW through the G in FG down to the crater below, and a short die scratch extending WNW from the upper left corner of the R in DOLLAR. The 1972 Philadelphia Eisenhower Dollar had a business strike mintage of 75,890,000, and the abundance of doubled die varieties for this date makes it one of the most productive years for variety hunters in the series.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Thomas Kalantzis Cross References: CONECA: 1-R-I
• CONECA: 1-R-I; Wexler Variety ID: 1972 $1 WDDR-004
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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