2016 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001

Description

As the first cataloged doubled die reverse for the 2016-P Cumberland Gap National Park Quarter, WDDR-001 holds the premiere position in what would eventually become a substantial variety family (reaching at least WDDR-023 and beyond). The Wexler Team assigned it the reference 2016-P 25c KY WDDR-001, with no other cross-references known. Cumberland Gap — the natural break in the Appalachian Mountains that served as a primary route for westward migration — is depicted on the reverse through Barbara Fox and Joseph Menna's design showing a frontiersman gazing through the mountain passage. The first DDR in any series tends to attract special attention from collectors because it often represents either the most visually dramatic example or the earliest discovery, establishing the benchmark against which subsequent varieties are measured. Hub doubling on the ATB quarter reverses tends to concentrate in areas of fine relief — rock faces, foliage, the subtle contours of geological features — where the design's shallow modulation makes secondary impressions easier to detect than on flat or deeply struck areas. Produced at the Philadelphia Mint on standard copper-nickel clad planchets (5.67 grams, 24.3 mm), the 2016 Cumberland Gap quarter had a sizable mintage, and WDDR-001 specimens surface with reasonable regularity in unsearched rolls, making this an accessible entry point for ATB variety collecting.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Alfonso Lopez Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2016-P 25¢ KY WDDR-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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