2003 (D) Alabama State Quarter - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001

Description

Holding the primary WDDO-001 designation for the 2003-D Alabama State Quarter, this doubled die obverse was struck at the Denver Mint during the fifth year of the popular 50 State Quarters program. Alabama was the 22nd state quarter released, appearing in 2003 alongside Illinois, Maine, Missouri, and Arkansas. The Alabama reverse, designed by Norman E. Nemeth, features Helen Keller seated in a chair with her name in English and Braille, alongside a longleaf pine branch, magnolia blossoms and a banner reading "Spirit of Courage". As WDDO-001, this is a cataloged doubled die obverse for this date and mint, with the doubling affecting the shared Washington obverse portrait used across all state quarter issues. Cross-referenced as Wexler Variety ID: 2003-D 25c AL WDDO-001. The state quarter program's public engagement brought millions of new collectors into numismatics, and die variety specialists systematically examined each of the fifty state issues for doubled dies, repunched mintmarks, and other production anomalies that distinguish individual coins from the billions of otherwise identical quarters produced.

Cross References

• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2003-D 25¢ AL WDDO-001

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