2004 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001

Description

Cataloged as the first doubled die reverse for the 2004 Philadelphia Iowa State Quarter, WDDR-001 carries cross-references in both the Crawford catalog as CDDR-001 and the CONECA attribution system as 1-R-VIII. The Iowa quarter reverse depicts a Grant Wood-inspired schoolhouse scene drawn from the artist's iconic American regionalist style, and doubled die errors on this design can manifest across the building's architectural lines and surrounding landscape elements. Class VIII tilted hub doubling, as indicated by the CONECA 1-R-VIII designation, occurs when the hub is slightly tilted during die preparation, producing a subtle but measurable spread in a consistent direction. The Wexler Team attributed this variety, placing it at the top of the Iowa quarter DDR hierarchy. As part of the fifty-state quarter program that ran from 1999 through 2008, the Iowa issue generated substantial collector interest and roll-searching activity. Collectors should examine the schoolhouse details and surrounding design elements under magnification to identify the characteristic directional spread that distinguishes this die pair.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Kenneth Russell Cross References: Crawford: CDDR-001, CONECA: 1-R-VIII
• Crawford: CDDR-001, CONECA: 1-R-VIII; Wexler Variety ID: 2004-P 25¢ IA WDDR-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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