2021 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002

Description

The 2021 (P) Jefferson Nickel WDDR-002 represents Class VIII Tilted Hub Doubling, a class defined by a tilting of the hub relative to the die during one of the hub-pressing operations rather than a rotation or distortion of the hub image. The result is a spread that appears inside and above the center door above the steps of Monticello on the reverse, where the tilted secondary image shifts the architectural detail in a direction that stands out against the carefully rendered original design. Three die markers provide independent attribution anchors: on the obverse, a die dot sits to the right of Jefferson's left eye; on the reverse, a die break appears on the left edge of the building, and a die dot is positioned to the lower right of the C of MONTICELLO. The 2021 date places this variety at the beginning of the current production era for the Jefferson nickel design, and the Wexler cataloging system has begun accumulating WDDR entries for modern Jefferson cents at a pace that reflects both active research and the continued relevance of hub doubling as a variety type across all eras of U.S. coinage. Wexler Variety ID: 2021 5¢ WDDR-002.

Die Markers

• Obverse: Die dot to right of Jefferson's left eye.
• Reverse: Die break on left edge of building; die dot to lower right of C of MONTICELLO.

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