2015 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-036

Description

Cataloged by the Wexler Team as 2015-P 25-cent DE WDDR-036 and cross-referenced as VarietyVista VDDR-016, this America the Beautiful Quarter depicts the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware and exhibits doubling above the right end of the upper grass strip between the great egret and the great blue heron — a subtle displacement visible in the wetland habitat design elements that define this reverse. Die marker progression across two stages documents evolving die deterioration: Obverse Stage A presents a die crack on the base of the bust to the left of the designer's initials with two die chips on the crack, plus a die chip inside the bottom of the J in the designer's initials; Stage B retains the same obverse markers. Reverse Stage A shows no significant markers, but Stage B develops a die chip below the great blue heron's eye — a feature that formed after production began, indicating the die was accumulating damage in the detailed wildlife portrait area where the deep recesses required for the bird's facial features created stress concentrations. The ATB Quarter series was authorized by the America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008, and the Bombay Hook reverse was designed to highlight the refuge's importance as a habitat for migratory waterfowl along the Atlantic Flyway. Struck in copper-nickel clad composition (91.67% copper, 8.33% nickel) weighing 5.67 grams with a 24.26 mm diameter, the 2015-P Delaware quarter was produced at the Philadelphia Mint. The dual cross-referencing between Wexler and VarietyVista systems provides collectors with two independent cataloging sources for confirming the attribution of this variety.

Attribution History

• VarietyVista: VDDR-016; Wexler Variety ID: 2015-P 25¢ DE WDDR-036
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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