2013 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-005

Description

Gaps in the WDDR numbering sequence for the 2013-P Mount Rushmore Quarter, such as the jump from 003 to 005, indicate that certain catalog numbers were either assigned to varieties later reclassified or reserved for specimens under review. This WDDR-005 is part of an extensive body of doubled die reverses identified on the Mount Rushmore National Park issue from the Philadelphia Mint. The monument, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota near Keystone, draws nearly three million visitors annually. Gutzon Borglum selected Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Lincoln to represent the nation's birth, growth, development, and preservation, and Joseph Menna's quarter design faithfully translates this sculptural achievement to coinage. Doubled die varieties on this reverse may manifest on any element, from the presidential faces to the rock textures and inscriptions that frame the composition. Cross-referenced as Wexler Variety ID: 2013-P 25c SD WDDR-005. The copper-nickel clad composition of these circulation-strike quarters means surviving examples are widely available, though specimens with visible doubling command attention from variety collectors.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Daniel Ksycki Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2013-P 25¢ SD WDDR-005
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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