2016 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-039

Description

Penultimate among the Harpers Ferry DDR entries in this batch, WDDR-039 carries the designation Wexler Variety ID 2016-P 25¢ WV WDDR-039, extending the Philadelphia Mint's 2016 Harpers Ferry doubled die reverse catalog to thirty-nine confirmed varieties. The West Virginia site occupies a narrow peninsula at the rivers' confluence, and the compressed geography forced 19th-century builders to construct densely packed structures giving the lower town its distinctive vertical character — captured in the reverse design's rendering of multi-story stone and brick buildings climbing the steep hillside. Doubled die reverse varieties are identified through systematic comparison of suspected coins against reference photographs documenting confirmed hub doubling. The key diagnostic distinction is consistency — genuine hub doubling appears identically on every coin from the affected die, while machine doubling varies from piece to piece. With thirty-nine entries, the Harpers Ferry DDR catalog provides variety collectors an unusually deep pursuit set within the ATB quarter series.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Christopher Rhodes Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2016-P 25¢ WV WDDR-039
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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