2013 (P) Mount Rushmore National Memorial Quarter - Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001

Description

Bearing the primary DDR designation for the 2013 Mount Rushmore National Memorial Quarter, DDR-001 shows strong spread in the westward direction on the middle of Jefferson's nose — referring not to the obverse portrait but to the carved likeness of Thomas Jefferson on the Mount Rushmore monument depicted on this America the Beautiful (ATB) series reverse. The reverse design, sculpted by Joseph Menna, shows workers finishing the carved faces of Washington and Jefferson in South Dakota's Black Hills, and the fine detail of the carved noses proved particularly susceptible to visible hub displacement. Three die stages are documented under catalog codes UVC-2016 and DMR-002. Stage A records both the reverse and obverse in early die state, confirming the spread was present from the die's initial production. Stages B and C at mid and late die state remain unconfirmed.

Die Markers

• UVC-2016
• DMR-002
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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