2007 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-010

Description

Tenth in the Wexler-documented reverse doubled die census for the 2007 George Washington Presidential dollar, WDDR-010 shows very slight doubling at the intersection of the second ray clockwise from Liberty's head and her right arm on Don Everhart II's Statue of Liberty reverse design. The Presidential dollar program, launched in 2007, featured rotating presidential portraits on the obverse with a common Statue of Liberty reverse, and the Washington dollar as the inaugural issue attracted intense variety collector scrutiny during its first year of production. The Wexler Team cataloged this variety under Wexler Variety ID: 2007-P $1 GW WDDR-010, with no additional cross-references known. Both obverse and reverse die markers are described as EDS with nothing significant noted, meaning the doubling at the ray-arm intersection serves as the primary (and essentially sole) diagnostic for identifying this die. The very slight classification indicates the doubling is at the minimal threshold of detectability, requiring careful examination under higher magnification and precise lighting angles to confirm. The specific location — where a torch ray intersects Liberty's arm — provides a geometric reference point where even minute hub displacement can be detected because the intersection creates a distinctive junction between two linear design elements. Philadelphia struck the 2007-P Washington Presidential dollars with a mintage of approximately 176.68 million coins. Collectors should use 20x or higher magnification focused specifically on the junction point between the second clockwise ray and Liberty's right arm, employing angled illumination that accentuates any separation or displacement between the primary and secondary hub impressions at this intersection.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Marilyn Keeney Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2007-P $1 GW WDDR-010
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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