2008 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001

Description

First cataloged doubled die reverse for the 2008 Philadelphia Mint Arizona State Quarter, WDDR-001 holds the primary position in the DDR sequence for Arizona's contribution to the final year of the 50 State Quarters program. The Arizona reverse design features the Grand Canyon — one of the most iconic natural landmarks in the United States — flanked by saguaro cacti, with a banner reading "GRAND CANYON STATE." This detailed landscape design provides numerous reference points where hub doubling can manifest, from the canyon's stratified layers to the cactus details and lettering. As the first-attributed DDR for this issue, WDDR-001 may represent the most visually pronounced or the most frequently encountered doubled die reverse among the Arizona quarter die pairs. The 50 State Quarters program, which issued five new reverse designs annually from 1999 through 2008, generated unprecedented public interest in coin collecting and motivated systematic variety research on each new design as it entered production. Attributed by the Wexler Team under Wexler Variety ID: 2008-P 25¢ AZ WDDR-001, this variety closes the circle on the State Quarters program's doubled die catalog, documenting hub doubling in the final issue year of a program that transformed American numismatic participation.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 2008-P 25¢ AZ WDDR-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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