2016 (P) Roosevelt Dime - Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-020

Description

Reaching the twentieth cataloged doubled die reverse for a single year of Roosevelt Dime production at one mint facility marks an uncommon milestone in modern variety documentation. WDDR-020 from the 2016 Philadelphia Mint demonstrates that even in an era of advanced manufacturing technology, the fundamental mechanics of die production continue to generate collectible varieties. The hub-to-die impression process is inherently mechanical, involving enormous pressure applied to transfer the design from a master hub into a working die blank. Any fractional misalignment between hub and die — rotational, lateral, or angular — produces a doubled impression on the resulting die face. The Philadelphia Mint's high-volume production of Roosevelt Dimes requires numerous working dies each year, and the cumulative probability of misalignment across all those dies ensures a steady supply of varieties for attributors to discover and catalog. This variety was documented by the Wexler Team under Wexler Variety ID 2016-P 10¢ WDDR-020.

Cross References

• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2016-P 10¢ WDDR-020

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