2020 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-005

Description

Attributed by the Wexler Team as 2020-P 25-cent Virgin Islands WDDR-005 and cross-referenced by VarietyVista as VDDR-003, this America the Beautiful Quarter doubled die reverse was discovered on the 2020 (P) Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve quarter honoring the U.S. Virgin Islands. The America the Beautiful Quarters program (2010-2021) featured five unique reverse designs each year honoring national parks and sites across all 50 states, territories, and the District of Columbia. The dual attribution — Wexler WDDR-005 and VarietyVista VDDR-003 — indicates both major cataloging services have independently verified and listed this variety, providing collectors with cross-referencing capability between systems. The standard obverse retains John Flanagan's Washington portrait, while each reverse was uniquely designed for its featured site. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint in copper-nickel clad composition (outer layers of 75% copper and 25% nickel bonded to a pure copper core), the coin weighs 5.67 grams at 24.3 mm diameter with a reeded edge. The 2020 ATB quarters continued the program's decade-long tradition of annually rotating reverses, each offering its own set of design elements that can exhibit hub doubling when misalignment occurs during die manufacture. Doubled die varieties on ATB quarters carry particular interest because the program's finite run (ending in 2021) means no additional die pairs will ever be created for these reverse designs, establishing a closed population of potential varieties. Collectors should examine the Virgin Islands reverse design elements under 7x to 10x magnification, focusing on areas where the Wexler and VarietyVista attribution guides indicate the doubling manifests, and using angled lighting to reveal the secondary design impressions characteristic of this WDDR-005 die.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Bill Wood Cross References: VarietyVista: VDDR-003
• VarietyVista: VDDR-003; Wexler Variety ID: 2020-P 25¢ VI WDDR-005
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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