2005 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-061

Description

Distinguished by a three-stage die progression all submitted by Kenneth Russell, this 2005 Philadelphia Mint Ocean in View Jefferson Nickel WDDR-061 documents the complete arc of a die's working life from early through late state on the Westward Journey reverse design. Cross-referenced as CDDR-036 and cataloged under Wexler ID 2005 P WDDR-061 Business Strike Ocean in View, this variety benefits from Russell's thorough documentation of all three die stages, providing collectors with a roadmap for identifying where their individual specimens fall in the production sequence. The Ocean in View reverse, designed by Joe Fitzgerald to depict Lewis and Clark's arrival at the Pacific, features landscape elements including ocean waves and shoreline contours that display hub doubling differently than traditional inscription-based diagnostics. The existence of over sixty WDDR attributions on this single-year design testifies to the vigorous variety hunting that accompanied the 2005 Westward Journey program, as collectors examined millions of newly released nickels during their initial distribution.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Kenneth Russell submitted all three stages.
• CDDR-036; Wexler Variety ID: 2005 P WDDR-061 Business Strike Ocean in View
• Expert attribution by Kenneth Russell submitted all three stages.

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