2012 (P) Denali National Park Quarter - Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-003

Description

Cataloged by the Wexler Team for the 2012-P Denali quarter, this variety was identified in a survey of hub-doubling anomalies on the Denali reverse design. Susan Gamble's composition features a Dall sheep standing on a rocky promontory with North America's tallest peak in the distance, a design that compresses enormous topographical range into the quarter's 24.26 mm diameter. The complex surface contours of the mountain's snowfields and the sheep's curling horns provide zones where even minor hub displacement creates identifiable doubled impressions. No cross-references beyond the Wexler catalog exist for this variety, and no specific die markers have been published — meaning attribution depends on matching the doubling pattern itself rather than confirming secondary diagnostics. The America the Beautiful program (2010-2021) generated interest in quarter varieties, partly because each design appeared for only a single year, creating urgency among attributors to document varieties before production ended.

Cross References

• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2012-P 25¢ AK WDDR-003

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