2005-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-008

Description

Part of an extensive series of doubled die reverses documented on the 2005-S Minnesota State Quarter, DDR-008 presents strong spread to the lower left of the third tree in the reverse design depicting a lake scene with pine trees. The Minnesota State Quarter, designed by the United States Mint as part of the 50 State Quarters Program (1999-2008), features a lake with fishing imagery and surrounding pine trees — elements that proved particularly susceptible to doubled die occurrences, generating one of the largest DDR census counts among State Quarter issues. VarietyVista catalogs this under UVC-1705 and DMR-010, with three documented die stages: Stage A with early die state reverse and obverse, Stage B at mid die state (unconfirmed), and Stage C at late die state (unconfirmed). The clad proof production at San Francisco, where proof quarters were struck for collector sets, provides the semi-mirrored surfaces that make doubled die detection somewhat easier than on business strikes. Strong spread to the lower left of the third tree should be visible under moderate magnification, with the tree's branch structure providing clear evidence of the secondary impression's direction and magnitude. The state quarter program's popularity among non-specialist collectors means DDR varieties on these coins have broad market appeal beyond the traditional die variety community. Collectors should verify the die stage when attributing specimens, as the three documented stages may show progressive die wear that affects the appearance of the doubling over time.

Die Markers

• UVC-1705
• DMR-010
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by James Wiles
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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