2004 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-018

Description

Cataloged by the Wexler Team as 2004-P 25c WI WDDR-018 and submitted by Marilyn Keeney, this Wisconsin State Quarter exhibits a doubled die reverse where the cow has a slightly doubled left nostril — a highly localized doubling feature positioned on a specific anatomical detail within the State Quarter's pictorial reverse design. The Wisconsin reverse depicts a cow's head, a round of cheese, and an ear of corn representing the state's agricultural heritage, and the nostril doubling demonstrates how hub displacement can manifest on very small, high-relief design elements even when surrounding areas show no visible doubling. Obverse die markers include a short die crack running into the field from the left tip of the base of the bust, a small die gouge between the upper N and I of UNITED. Reverse markers include a short die gouge touching the lower left side of the second I in WISCONSIN and a die gouge to the right of the S in PLURIBUS. The 2004 Wisconsin State Quarter is part of the 50 State Quarters Program (1999-2008) and was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in copper-nickel clad composition (8.33% nickel, 91.67% copper) weighing 5.67 grams with a diameter of 24.26 mm. Wisconsin quarters gained significant notoriety from the separately cataloged "extra leaf" varieties, and the broader doubled die catalog for this issue — of which WDDR-018 is one — documents the full spectrum of hub displacement varieties found across the Wisconsin die population. The cow nostril doubling, while subtle, provides a specific and repeatable attribution checkpoint for variety specialists examining their Wisconsin quarter holdings.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Marilyn Keeney Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2004-P 25¢ WI WDDR-018
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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