2013 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-002

Description

Second doubled die reverse cataloged for the 2013 Mount Rushmore National Memorial Quarter, DDR-002 shares the same strong westward spread on the middle of Jefferson's nose as DDR-001 — but originates from a completely different working die, confirmed by its distinct catalog codes UVC-2104 and DMR-003 versus DDR-001's UVC-2016 and DMR-002. That two independent dies produced doubling in the identical location suggests the carved nose area on Joseph Menna's Mount Rushmore reverse was structurally predisposed to capturing hub displacement. Three die stages track this die's production life. Stage A records both sides in early die state, paralleling DDR-001's profile and confirming the spread from initial production. Stages B and C remain unconfirmed. As an America the Beautiful series issue from the Philadelphia Mint, this copper-nickel clad quarter depicts the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota's Black Hills. Cataloged by VarietyVista, DDR-002 stands alongside DDR-001 as evidence that the Jefferson nose zone was a consistent weak point for hub alignment on Mount Rushmore Quarter dies.

Die Markers

• UVC-2104
• DMR-003
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Alfonso Lopez
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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