1878 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002
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Description
Doubling spread to west on IGWT, eagle's left wing feathers, and upper right side of right wing as well as feather details on eagle's head and neck. Feather ends on arrows show some doubling as do the leaves on the olive branch.Die Markers: Obverse: Obverse is WDDO-003. Fourth star on right has broken point. Nostril over polished with bottom missing. Reverse: Two die scratches from bottom right side of wreath SE through second L of DOLLAR. Diagonal die scratch above leaves to right of end of olive branch. Light die crack through upper TAT of STATES.Submitted By: Joe GroffCross References: CONECA: 27-R-III, VAM 190 Obverse: Obverse is WDDO-002. Lower first U and lower left N of UNUM show hub breaks. Reverse: Hub chip on bottom of D in DOLLAR. Eagle's right wing detached from leg due to over polishing. Die crack running through tops of letters in USA, right star, and bottom of LLAR in DOLLAR.
Attribution History
- Discovered by Gary Wagnon Cross References: CONECA: 21-R-III, VAM 38
- CONECA: 21-R-III, VAM 38; Wexler Variety ID: 1878 $1 WDDR-002
- Expert attribution by Wexler Team
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