2011 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001

Description

As the primary doubled die reverse for the 2011 Jefferson Nickel from the Philadelphia Mint, the WDDR-001 exhibits Class VIII tilted hub doubling visible below the upper left portion of the door frame on Monticello's center door above the steps. Class VIII doubling results from the hub being tilted during the die impression, creating angular displacement that varies in intensity across the die face, and the architectural precision of Felix Schlag's Monticello facade — with its straight door frames, columns, and geometric window openings — makes tilted hub effects particularly visible on this design. Two diagnostic die markers assist with attribution: a die gouge on Jefferson's left eye on the obverse, and a die gouge between the U and R of PLURIBUS on the reverse, providing a two-point confirmation system spanning both sides of the coin. As WDDR-001, this variety holds top-ranked significance among reverse hub doublings for the 2011 date, and the door frame area has proven to be a productive diagnostic zone for tilted hub varieties across multiple years of Jefferson Nickel production, as its parallel lines amplify even subtle angular displacements.

Die Markers

• Obverse: Die gouge on Jefferson's left eye.
• Reverse: Die gouge between UR of PLURIBUS.

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