2016 (P) Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Quarter - Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-007

Description

John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry provided the subject for this 2016 ATB quarter reverse, and WDDR-007 — Wexler Variety ID 2016-P 25¢ WV WDDR-007 — documents the seventh distinct doubled die reverse identified among Philadelphia-struck specimens. The breadth of the Harpers Ferry DDR catalog raises an interesting question: whether the design's detailed relief made hub misalignment more visually apparent, or whether the issue attracted more intensive examination from variety hunters. Detailed designs with architectural features and tree foliage create numerous sensitive zones where even minor doubling becomes detectable. The ATB program's five-per-year release schedule concentrated research activity into compressed timeframes. WDDR-007's Wexler catalog entry provides the definitive attribution reference, with published die photographs documenting the precise spread characteristics unique to this working die.

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• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2016-P 25¢ WV WDDR-007

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