2024 (P) Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray Quarter - Doubled Die Obverse VDDO-009

Description

VarietyVista cataloged this as VDDO-009 for the 2024 American Women Quarter, documenting medium spread on the first 2 of the date with light spread extending to the ear and the hair above the ear on the obverse portrait. The dual-intensity diagnostic — medium on the date numeral, light on the portrait details — maps a displacement gradient where the date area received stronger hub doubling than the nearby portrait elements, consistent with a hub misalignment whose maximum displacement occurred at the date position and attenuated toward the portrait center. Die stage documentation tracks three states under provisional codes (UVC-???? and DMR-00?, indicating the unique variety code has not yet received its final assignment): Stage A identifies the die in Early Die State (EDS) by a die gouge positioned southwest of the date, with the reverse also in EDS. Stages B (MDS) and C (LDS) remain unconfirmed. The American Women Quarters program (2022-2025) honors notable American women on the reverse while the obverse features a new Washington portrait by Laura Gardin Fraser — the design originally submitted in 1931 and passed over for the 1932 quarter. Struck on copper-nickel clad planchets at 5.67 grams and 24.26 mm diameter, the 2024 quarter was produced at a U.S. Mint facility. The provisional codes indicate this variety awaits final catalog integration by VarietyVista.

Die Markers

• UVC-????
• DMR-00?
• Stage
• A:
• Die gouge Southwest of
• date – EDS
• Reverse is EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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