2004 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-013

Description

Thirteenth doubled die reverse on the 2004 Philadelphia Wisconsin State Quarter, WDDR-013 extends the deep variety catalog generated by intense collector scrutiny of this iconic State Quarter issue. Cross-referenced under Wexler Variety ID 2004-P 25-cent WI WDDR-013 with no other known attributions, the Wexler Team documented this variety as part of their ongoing Wisconsin quarter die study that eventually yielded twenty or more distinct DDRs. The Wisconsin quarter's exceptional variety count does not necessarily indicate that its dies were manufactured with less precision than other State Quarter issues — rather, the intense examination effort following the Extra Leaf discoveries ensured that varieties which would have gone unnoticed on less popular designs were identified and cataloged. Philadelphia's output of 226,400,000 Wisconsin quarters required hundreds of die pairs, and each hubbing event was an independent mechanical process where alignment could vary within manufacturing tolerances. Alfred Maletsky's agricultural composition, with the cow's curved body, the corn ear's textured husk, and the cheese wheel's smooth surface, presents diverse design elements where hub displacement manifests differently depending on the local geometry. Collectors adding WDDR-013 to a Wisconsin quarter variety set should note that distinguishing it from neighboring WDDR numbers requires careful attention to the specific location and direction of doubling on the design elements, as multiple varieties may show superficially similar effects on different portions of the design.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Tanaka Davis Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2004-P 25¢ WI WDDR-013
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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