2012 (P) Denali National Park Quarter - Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-010

Description

Assigned the Wexler identifier 2012-P 25¢ AK WDDR-010, this doubled die reverse is on the Philadelphia-struck Denali National Park quarter. The Denali reverse, featuring a Dall sheep standing on a rocky ridge with Mount McKinley (now officially Denali) in the background, was designed by Susan Gamble and sculpted by Jim Licaretz for the final Alaska entry in the America the Beautiful series. Doubled die varieties on ATB quarters occupy an unusual niche in modern variety collecting: the program's annual rotation of five unique reverse designs (one in 2021) means each individual design was used for only one year at each mint facility, creating a compressed production window compared to ongoing series like the Roosevelt dime. With no additional cross-references established beyond the Wexler catalog, WDDR-010 awaits broader recognition from services like CONECA or Cherrypickers. Collectors searching for this variety should examine the reverse design elements — particularly the sheep's features, the mountain contours, and the inscriptions — under at least 7x magnification, looking for consistent directional spread that distinguishes true hub doubling from the machine doubling and die deterioration doubling frequently encountered on high-mintage modern coinage.

Cross References

• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2012-P 25¢ AK WDDR-010

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