2009 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-013

Description

Very strong spread to the East creates an extra cuff and coat sleeve intersecting the first black piano key on DDR-013, a striking doubled die reverse on the 2009 DC Quarter honoring Duke Ellington. The DC Quarter's reverse design, featuring Ellington seated at a piano, provided unprecedented design elements for doubled die varieties — musical instruments, clothing details, and figure poses that had never before appeared on a United States quarter. Die markers tracked under UVC-1782 and DMR-015 document three stages: Stage A with both reverse and obverse at Early Die State, Stage B at Mid Die State (unconfirmed), and Stage C at Late Die State (unconfirmed). The "very strong" characterization places DDR-013 among the more prominent doubled dies in the 2009 DC Quarter catalog, with the eastward spread creating a clearly visible ghost image of the coat sleeve that overlaps the piano key area. The DC and US Territories Quarters program in 2009 extended the State Quarters concept to non-state jurisdictions, and the District of Columbia's Ellington design became a popular collecting target. Cataloged by VarietyVista, the strong eastward spread on this variety produces doubling that is identifiable at moderate magnification, making it accessible to collectors without specialized optical equipment. The thirteenth documented DDR for the DC Quarter demonstrates that even single-year commemorative quarter designs can generate substantial variety material during high-volume production runs.

Die Markers

• UVC-1782
• DMR-015
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Steven Bernatowicz
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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