2008 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002

Description

Cataloged as WDDR-002 for the 2008-P Andrew Jackson Presidential dollar, this doubled die reverse exhibits doubling at the intersection of the second ray clockwise from the head and the right arm of the Statue of Liberty on the common reverse design shared across the Presidential dollar series. The Wexler Team identified obverse die markers specific to the Andrew Jackson portrait: die gouges positioned above and to the right of the N in ANDREW, providing a secondary diagnostic for confirming this specific die pair. No significant reverse die markers were recorded beyond the doubling itself. The Presidential dollar program (2007-2016) featured rotating obverse portraits of American presidents with a common Statue of Liberty reverse designed by Don Everhart, and the 2008 Andrew Jackson issue was the first dollar in the program's second year of production. The doubling location — where the second ray clockwise from Liberty's head intersects her right arm — places the diagnostic in a zone of intersecting design elements where the angular ray line crosses the curved arm contour, creating a reference point where even subtle hub displacement produces detectable shifted geometry. Cross-referenced as Wexler Variety ID: 2008-P $1 AJ WDDR-002, with no additional attribution system listings currently known. Philadelphia struck Presidential dollars in substantial quantities for circulation during the program's early years, before public resistance to the dollar coin format led to reduced production. Collectors should locate the die gouges near the N in ANDREW on the obverse to confirm the correct die, then examine the intersection of the second clockwise ray with Liberty's right arm under 15-20x magnification, comparing the angle and position of these intersecting design elements against confirmed normal examples.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Andrew Miller Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2008-P $1 AJ WDDR-002
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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