2015 (P) Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Quarter - Doubled Die Reverse VDDR-021

Description

Documented by VarietyVista, VDDR-021 on the 2015 America the Beautiful Quarter exhibits a medium spread directed Northeast, visible as extra blades of grass above the right end of the upper grass strip on the reverse design. The VarietyVista die stage tracking assigns unconfirmed UVC and DMR codes (listed as UVC-???? and DMR-0??) indicating this variety awaits full catalog integration, though three die stages have been provisionally identified: Stage A at early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B with reverse and obverse at mid die state, and Stage C at late die state (unconfirmed). The affected design element — grass blades — is a recurring diagnostic target across several ATB Quarter reverses, as the fine parallel lines of natural vegetation provide sensitive indicators of even modest hub displacement. Northeast-directed spread on the upper grass strip means the secondary hub impression shifted upward and to the right, creating ghost grass blades that appear above and slightly right of the primary blades. The America the Beautiful Quarters program (2010-2021) featured five new reverse designs each year through 2020 (one in 2021) honoring national parks and sites, with the specific park design determining what architectural or natural elements are available for doubled die expression. In grass-area doubling varieties, the intricate organic textures amplify visibility of even light displacement. The medium spread intensity places VDDR-021 in a category that is generally detectable under standard 5x-10x magnification, making it accessible to collectors without specialized optical equipment.

Die Markers

• UVC-????
• DMR-0??
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are
• MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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