2013 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-017

Description

As research into the 2013-P Mount Rushmore Quarter's die varieties continues, discoveries like this WDDR-017 demonstrate that the catalog remains open to expansion as new specimens are identified. The seventeenth doubled die reverse for this issue carries diagnostic doubling characteristics that distinguish it from the sixteen previously cataloged varieties. Doubled die reverse mechanics differ from DDO mechanics primarily in which die is affected during hubbing, though the underlying cause is the same: slight positional displacement between successive hub impressions on a working die. The Mount Rushmore National Memorial reverse features Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln as carved into the southeast face of the mountain, a perspective Joseph Menna rendered to convey the monumental scale and artistic precision of Borglum's original sculpture. Cross-referenced as Wexler Variety ID: 2013-P 25c SD WDDR-017. Variety collectors typically examine the lettering, rock details, and facial features on the reverse for signs of doubling, using published die marker information to confirm attribution to a specific WDDR number once doubling characteristics are matched.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Alfonso Lopez Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2013-P 25¢ SD WDDR-017
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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