2000 (D) Massachusetts State Quarter - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001

Description

Cataloged by the Wexler Team as Wexler Variety ID 2000-D 25c MA WDDO-001 with no other known cross-references, this is a doubled die obverse on the 2000-D Massachusetts State Quarter. The MA designation in the Wexler catalog number identifies this as a Massachusetts reverse — an important specification in the State Quarters program (1999-2008), where each year produced up to five different reverse designs, and varieties must be cataloged not only by date and mint but also by the specific state reverse paired with the doubled obverse die. The 50 State Quarters program, authorized by the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act of 1997, produced quarter designs honoring each state in the order they ratified the Constitution, with Massachusetts as one of the five states featured in 2000 (alongside Virginia, South Carolina, New Hampshire, and Maryland). The Massachusetts reverse, designed by Thomas D. Rogers Sr., depicts a Minuteman statue with a state outline. The obverse carries John Flanagan's George Washington portrait, modified by William Cousins for the State Quarters series, where the doubled die characteristics manifest. The 2000-D was struck at the Denver Mint in copper-nickel clad composition (outer layers of 75% copper, 25% nickel bonded to pure copper core), weighing 5.67 grams with a 24.26 mm diameter. The State Quarters program generated massive public interest in coin collecting, and variety hunters actively searched the high-mintage issues for doubled dies, repunched mintmarks, and other die varieties, creating the documentation foundation that produced this WDDO-001 listing. Examination should focus on the obverse inscriptions and portrait details under 7x magnification.

Cross References

• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2000-D 25¢ MA WDDO-001

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