2005 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-017

Description

Within the popular Minnesota State Quarter series, DDR-017 stands out for its medium spread manifesting as a portion of the third full tree to the right of the state outline — the secondary image is fully displaced from its origin and sits close to the right side. This "extra tree" effect is visually distinctive and accessible even to casual collectors examining their change. Cataloged as UVC-1471 with a die marriage rating of DMR-019, the variety progresses through four stages. Stage A shows both obverse and reverse in early die state. Stage B advances the reverse to early-mid state, developing a light die crack through the designer's initials and a die gouge dot above the N of IN. Stages C and D at mid and late die state remain unconfirmed. The 2005 Minnesota Quarter program generated intense public interest in die varieties, with the so-called "extra tree" quarters receiving media coverage that introduced many new collectors to the hobby. This particular DDR-017 is one of several documented extra-tree varieties from the Minnesota issue. Attributed by VarietyVista.

Die Markers

• UVC-1471
• DMR-019
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• Reverse is EMDS
• Light die crack through designer's initials – EMDS
• Die gouge dot above N of IN
• Stage C:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage D:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by David Serbonich
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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