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2017 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-020

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Verified LegacyDoubled Die Reverse

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2017

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Description

Reaching the twentieth doubled die reverse attribution for the Frederick Douglass quarter, WDDR-020 underscores just how frequently hub-to-die misalignment occurred across Philadelphia Mint die production for this 2017 America the Beautiful issue. The Wexler Team documented this variety as part of a remarkably deep family of DDR attributions, all sharing the same reverse design of Douglass seated at a desk in his Cedar Hill residence with PEOPLE'S RIGHTS on the podium. The complexity of the seated-figure composition — with its architectural backdrop, furniture details, and portrait elements — means that even slight angular or rotational displacement during hubbing can manifest across different areas of the design on different die pairs. Die markers unique to WDDR-020 distinguish this die pair from WDDR-015, WDDR-018, and the other cataloged varieties for this issue. Collectors pursuing a comprehensive set of Frederick Douglass DDR varieties face an unusually deep catalog, making careful die-marker comparison essential for accurate attribution of each specimen.