2025 (P) Jefferson Nickel - Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-014

Description

Brian A. Ribar attributed this Jefferson Nickel variety, cataloged as Wexler 2025-P WDDR-014, documenting Class VIII tilted hub doubling on the large semicircular window of the Monticello building, which Wexler describes as "very nice." The semicircular window (the Palladian-inspired fanlight above Monticello's entrance) is a broad, curved design element whose arc provides an excellent reference geometry against which the distortion-based spread of Class VIII doubling creates a clearly perceptible shadow line or thickened contour. The reverse die marker set is robust with four distinct gouges: one above the C of MONTICELLO, one to the upper right of the M of MONTICELLO, one to the right of the last O of MONTICELLO, and one in the right portion of the M of AMERICA. The concentration of three gouges around MONTICELLO — each at a different position relative to a different letter — creates a spatially distributed verification pattern that is virtually impossible to confuse with die markers from other 2025-P reverse dies. No significant obverse die markers were noted, placing full attribution weight on the reverse diagnostics and the doubling itself. This 2025 issue was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in standard copper-nickel composition at 5 grams.

Cross References

• Wexler Variety ID: 2025-P WDDR-014

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