2015 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-031

Description

Cataloged by the Wexler Team as 2015-P 25-cent DE WDDR-031 and cross-referenced as VarietyVista VDDR-018, this Philadelphia Mint America the Beautiful Quarter features the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge reverse from Delaware. The dual attribution across both the Wexler files and VarietyVista's independent catalog provides cross-verification of this variety's classification, with each system having independently documented the same working die. The Bombay Hook Quarter reverse, designed by Phebe Hemphill, depicts a great blue heron standing amid the tidal salt marshes of the refuge along Delaware Bay — one of the premier migratory bird habitats on the Atlantic Flyway. The doubled die reverse shows hub misalignment during the die-sinking process, creating visible doubling on reverse design elements. Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1937, encompasses nearly 16,000 acres of tidal salt marsh, freshwater pools, and upland habitats, making it one of the most important stopovers for migratory shorebirds on the East Coast. The 2015 Bombay Hook Quarter was the fourth release of that year in the America the Beautiful series. Struck in copper-nickel clad composition (91.67% copper, 8.33% nickel bonded to a pure copper core) at 5.67 grams on 24.3mm planchets, this variety benefits from documentation in two independent attribution systems, providing collectors with reliable cross-referenced identification.

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Wexler Cross References: VarietyVista: VDDR-018
• VarietyVista: VDDR-018; Wexler Variety ID: 2015-P 25¢ DE WDDR-031
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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