2020 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-007

Description

Seventh doubled die reverse for the 2020 Philadelphia Mint Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller (Vermont) America the Beautiful Quarter, WDDR-007 shows doubling appearing as an extra branch between the two bottom branches on the right side of the tree depicted in the national park design. The Wexler variety identification is 2020-P 25c VT WDDR-007, submitted by Stephen Colman, with no other known cross-references. Die markers on both obverse and reverse are listed as none significant, placing the attribution burden entirely on the doubling characteristics — specifically the extra branch, which is a visually distinctive manifestation of hub doubling on a natural design element. The Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller quarter's reverse design features a tree and rolling landscape celebrating the conservation legacy of the historic property in Woodstock, Vermont. Hub doubling that produces an "extra branch" in a tree design creates an engaging visual where the error mimics a botanical feature, making it accessible even to collectors unfamiliar with technical doubled die diagnostics. The 2020 ATB quarters were among the final issues in the America the Beautiful program (2010-2021), and variety research on these late-program dates benefited from the established methodology and experienced researcher network that had developed over the program's eleven-year run. Seven DDR varieties for a single ATB date-design combination indicates moderate variety activity. Documented by the Wexler Team, WDDR-007 illustrates how hub doubling on naturalistic reverse designs can produce visually intuitive doubling effects that differ markedly from the geometric patterns seen on architectural designs.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 2020-P 25¢ VT WDDR-007
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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