2015 (P) Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Quarter - Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-010

Description

Wexler Variety ID 2015-P 25¢ DE WDDR-010 registers a doubled die reverse documented on the 2015-P Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Quarter. The Bombay Hook refuge, located on the western shore of Delaware Bay, protects nearly 16,000 acres, much of it tidal salt marsh, and Joel Iskowitz's reverse design translates this landscape into a numismatic composition centered on the great blue heron that inhabits these wetlands. Hub doubling on naturalistic designs like Iskowitz's heron scene creates a distinctive visual effect: where architectural subjects (like Monticello) produce sharp parallel secondary edges along straight lines, organic subjects generate flowing secondary outlines that follow the curves of the bird's neck, body, and the surrounding vegetation — a softer but equally diagnostic form of doubling. The "DE" state code confirms this as a Delaware national site. The 2015-P Bombay Hook Quarter was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in copper-nickel clad composition at 5.67 grams. Examination under 7x to 10x magnification with careful attention to the heron's outline, the lettering, and the marsh grass details offers the best chance of detecting the hubbing misalignment on this variety.

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• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2015-P 25¢ DE WDDR-010

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