2008 (P) Oklahoma State Quarter - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-002

Description

Oklahoma's Scissor-tailed Flycatcher — the state bird, depicted in flight alongside wildflowers on the 2008 State Quarter reverse — shares die production with this doubled die obverse cataloged as Wexler Variety ID 2008-P 25¢ OK WDDO-002. Oklahoma entered the Union as the 46th state in 1907, and its quarter, designed by Susan Gamble and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill, was meant to showcase the flycatcher's distinctive elongated tail feathers. The doubling appears on the standard Washington obverse that served as the constant design element throughout the State Quarters program. Oklahoma fell in the program's final year — 2008 also featured New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, and Hawaii to complete the fifty-state sequence. Variety research on these final-year issues benefited from nearly a decade of accumulated screening methodology. The Wexler catalog number provides the definitive attribution reference with published die photographs.

Cross References

• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2008-P 25¢ OK WDDO-002

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