2013 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-002

Description

Hub doubling on the 2013 Philadelphia Mint Mount Rushmore National Park Quarter WDDO-002 affects obverse design elements on this America the Beautiful issue honoring South Dakota's iconic presidential monument. The Mount Rushmore quarter depicts the carved granite faces of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln as viewed from the memorial's observation terrace, a design sculpted by Joseph Menna. This doubled die obverse is cataloged in the Wexler Doubled Die Files under Wexler Variety ID 2013-P 25¢ SD WDDO-002, with the SD designation identifying the South Dakota state attribution. The America the Beautiful quarter program, running from 2010 through 2021, produced five designs annually honoring national parks and sites from each state and territory, and Mount Rushmore's 2013 release captured one of America's most recognizable landmarks. Collectors examining this variety should focus on obverse design elements where the hub displacement produced visible separation or extra thickness characteristic of doubled die diagnostics.

Attribution History

• s:; Wexler Variety ID: 2013-P 25¢ SD WDDO-002
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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