2015 (P) Homestead National Monument of America Quarter - Doubled Die Reverse DDR-027

Description

Bearing VarietyVista designations UVC-2126 and DMR-028, this 2015 America the Beautiful Quarter displays a light spread directed north-northeast in window R2 — a subtle but diagnostically confirmed doubling feature localized to a specific architectural element of the reverse design. The design is the Homestead National Monument of America (Nebraska) reverse, the same design that hosts the DDR-096 variety, but this DDR-027 represents a different die with a lighter spread and different die markers. Die state tracking shows Stage A with both reverse and obverse at early die state, Stage B at early-to-mid die state (EMDS) with a small depression along the upper left roof, a small depression along the middle right roof, and the obverse at EMDS, and Stage C at late die state remaining unconfirmed. The roof depressions developing in Stage B serve as mid-life chronological markers, documenting when die surface deformation began to accumulate. The America the Beautiful Quarter was struck in copper-nickel clad at 5.67 grams with a 24.26 mm diameter. The Homestead cabin design's detailed window elements provide precise reference locations for identifying doubling — the "R2" window designation uses a systematic naming convention for the cabin's architectural features, enabling collectors to pinpoint exactly which window shows the north-northeast spread. The light spread classification means this doubling requires careful examination under higher magnification (10x or more) to confirm, making it a variety that rewards patient, methodical searching.

Die Markers

• UVC-2126
• DMR-028
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• Small depression along upper Left roof – EMDS
• Small depression along middle Right roof
• Obverse is EMDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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