2013 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-003

Description

Cataloged as WDDR-003 for a 2013-P Presidential dollar issue, this variety documents doubling at the intersection of the second ray clockwise from the Statue of Liberty's crown and her right arm on Don Everhart's shared reverse design. The Wexler Team assigned Wexler Variety ID 2013-P $1 WM WDDR-003, with the "WM" abbreviation identifying the specific Presidential honoree — William McKinley, the 25th President, who served from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. The geometric precision of the Statue of Liberty's crown rays on the Presidential dollar reverse creates natural reference lines against which hub doubling can be detected: each ray extends at a defined angle from the crown, and any displacement of the secondary hub impression shifts these rays from their expected intersection points with other design elements. No significant obverse or reverse die markers beyond the doubling were documented, meaning attribution relies on identifying the displaced ray-arm junction under magnification. The Presidential dollar program, mandated by the Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005, produced four designs annually honoring presidents in order of service, with William McKinley appearing in the 2013 release alongside Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. By 2013, production had been limited to collector-only quantities following the 2011 directive to cease direct circulation distribution. Collectors examining this variety should focus on the second ray clockwise from the crown, tracing it outward to where it intersects the Statue of Liberty's raised right arm, and looking for evidence of a displaced or doubled intersection point under 15x magnification. The shared reverse design across all Presidential dollars means this diagnostic location is consistent regardless of which obverse portrait appears on the other side.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Andrew Miller Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2013-P $1 WM WDDR-003
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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