2007 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002

Description

Attributed under the Wexler designation 2007-P $1 GW WDDR-002, this doubled die reverse on the inaugural George Washington Presidential Dollar exhibits doubling at the intersection of the second ray clockwise from the head and the right arm of the Statue of Liberty — a precise and localized manifestation affecting a specific junction point in Don Everhart's reverse design. Three die gouges below the E in GEORGE on the obverse provide secondary attribution markers, while a die gouge protruding from the bottom right of the second T in STATES serves as the reverse die fingerprint. The Presidential Dollar series, launched in 2007 with George Washington as the first honoree, introduced a distinctive format for American dollar coins: edge-incused lettering carrying the date, mintmark, and E PLURIBUS UNUM — elements relocated from the coin faces to maximize design area for presidential portraits and the common Statue of Liberty reverse. The program stirred immediate controversy when production errors resulted in some coins missing their edge lettering entirely, creating the so-called "godless dollars" that generated widespread media coverage. Within this environment of heightened public attention, doubled die varieties like WDDR-002 attracted collector interest from the program's launch. No additional cross-references beyond the Wexler system have been established for this variety. The localized nature of the doubling — confined to a single ray-arm intersection — suggests a very slight hub misalignment during die preparation, producing a variety that requires careful examination to detect but rewards patient attribution with a confirmed die variety on the series' first-year issue.

Attribution History

• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2007-P $1 GW WDDR-002