2017 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-003

Description

When a hub shifts between the multiple impressions required to sink a working die, the result is a doubled die — and this third cataloged variety for the 2017 Frederick Douglass National Historical Site quarter documents another instance of that manufacturing deviation. The reverse presents Douglass in a contemplative pose at his writing desk, an image capturing the intellectual force behind the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and his tireless advocacy for abolition, women's suffrage, and civil rights. Attributed by the Wexler Team under Wexler Variety ID 2017-P 25c DC WDDR-003, this Philadelphia Mint variety belongs to a DDR sequence that ranks among the longest for any single ATB design. The ATB program produced five new reverses each year, and certain designs proved far more productive for doubled die discoveries than others. The Frederick Douglass quarter's concentration of DDR varieties may relate to specific tooling conditions during its production window or to the design's intricate detail, where fine lettering and architectural elements reveal hub misalignment more readily.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Forest Jones Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2017-P 25¢ DC WDDR-003
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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