2017 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-020

Description

Twentieth in the Wexler census for the 2017-P Ozark National Scenic Riverways Quarter doubled die reverses (reference: 2017-P 25c MO WDDR-020), this variety approaches the upper boundary of the documented DDR population for the Missouri design. At WDDR-020, the catalog is nearing its eventual terminus (at least WDDR-021), meaning this represents one of the final discoveries — or one of the most subtle examples — among the Ozark Riverways reverse hub doubling events. The ATB quarter program's combination of high mintage volumes, large die populations, and an active variety-hunting community produced DDR counts for individual designs that would have been considered extraordinary in earlier decades of U.S. numismatics. Ronald D. Sanders' river scene reverse, with its canoeist navigating Missouri's spring-fed waterways through towering bluffs, provides the naturalistic canvas where this particular hub displacement manifests. No additional cross-references beyond the Wexler designation are known. The Philadelphia Mint struck these copper-nickel clad quarters at the standard 5.67 grams and 24.3 mm diameter for general circulation. Collectors seeking WDDR-020 face the dual challenge of finding the variety in circulation or rolls and then distinguishing it from its nineteen documented siblings — a process that requires precise comparison of the specific design zone, displacement direction, and spread magnitude against published attribution standards for each individual variety number.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Steven Westfall Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2017-P 25¢ MO WDDR-020
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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