2020 VDDR VDDR-002

Description

Second documented doubled die reverse for a 2020 America the Beautiful Quarter, VDDR-002 displays strong spread in the west direction visible as an extra upper notched root in the reverse design. VarietyVista assigned preliminary die markers UVC-???? and DMR-00?, indicating this variety awaits final attribution codes — a status common for recently discovered varieties still being processed. Three die stages are documented: Stage A with both reverse and obverse in Early Die State (EDS), Stage B in MDS (unconfirmed), and Stage C in LDS (unconfirmed). The "strong spread West" classification marks this as a high-intensity doubled die where the secondary image is displaced to the left at a degree that may be visible under relatively low magnification. The notched root design element appearing doubled connects this variety to one of the 2020 ATB quarter designs featuring natural features — the 2020 issues honored National Park of American Samoa, Weir Farm, Salt River Bay, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller, and Tallgrass Prairie. The ATB program's final issues in 2020 and 2021 closed out a decade-long series that produced hundreds of die varieties across its many designs. Strong spread on a distinctive design element like a notched root provides an accessible diagnostic that collectors can verify against reference images, making VDDR-002 one of the more identifiable doubled die varieties for the 2020 ATB quarter issues.

Die Markers

• UVC-????
• DMR-00?
• Stage
• A:
• Reverse and Obverse are
• EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Robert Umbarger
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

External References