2005 VDDR VDDR-014

Description

Medium spread on the lower right side of the volcano distinguishes this fourteenth doubled die reverse cataloged for the 2005 State Quarter series, specifically the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park design (though State Quarters from multiple 2005 states featured varied reverse designs). Die markers include UVC-???? and DMR-0?? designations (awaiting final assignment), with three documented stages: Stage A with reverse and obverse in early die state, Stage B in mid die state (unconfirmed), and Stage C in late die state (unconfirmed). The doubling on the volcano detail is particularly notable because the varied topographic elements of State Quarter reverse designs — mountains, landmarks, natural features — provided surfaces where hub doubling could manifest in visually distinctive ways compared to the standardized eagle reverse of earlier quarters. The State Quarters program (1999-2008) was the most ambitious commemorative circulating coin program in U.S. history, issuing five new reverse designs per year representing each of the fifty states. Cataloged by VarietyVista, VDDR-014 documents one of many doubled die reverses identified during the intense collector scrutiny that accompanied each new State Quarter release.

Die Markers

• UVC-????
• DMR-0??
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Robert Umbarger
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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