2016 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-012

Description

One position before WDDR-013 in the Cumberland Gap Quarter DDR sequence, WDDR-012 carries the Wexler Team reference 2016-P 25c KY WDDR-012 and shares the same design context: the Barbara Fox and Joseph Menna reverse depicting Daniel Boone at the Appalachian mountain passage in Kentucky. No additional cross-references are known. The proximity of WDDR-012 and WDDR-013 in the catalog is purely a numbering artifact — each represents a completely independent working die with its own unique hub doubling event, and the sequential numbers reflect cataloging order (typically discovery or submission sequence) rather than any physical relationship between the dies. On the Cumberland Gap reverse, the most productive diagnostic zones for DDR attribution include the lettering of CUMBERLAND GAP along the lower border, the fine texture of Boone's fringed garment, the geological layering in the rock formations, and the architectural suggestion of the passage opening itself. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint in copper-nickel clad composition at 5.67 grams, these quarters entered circulation through normal distribution channels during 2016. The ATB program (2010-2021) ultimately produced 56 designs over 11 years, each with its own variety population, and the Cumberland Gap issue ranks among the more actively studied designs within the series due to the complexity of its scenic reverse and the number of hub doubling events documented across its production run.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Aaron Laramee Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2016-P 25¢ KY WDDR-012
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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