1924 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-003

Description

The 1924 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-003 is a doubled die reverse variety on the Philadelphia Peace Dollar designed by Anthony de Francisci. During die manufacture, a misalignment between successive hub impressions produced visible doubling on reverse design elements, creating a secondary image offset from the primary. Doubled die reverses on Peace Dollars are less common than their obverse counterparts, as the high-relief reverse — featuring a perched eagle clutching an olive branch with sunlight rays behind — tends to show doubling that can be mistaken for strike softness on intricate feather detail. The 1924 Philadelphia issue is the second-highest-mintage Peace Dollar, giving collectors a large surviving population to search when cherrypicking for this die. Cross-referenced as VAM #2 in the Van Allen-Mallis catalog and as Wexler Variety ID 1924 $1 WDDR-003, this variety benefits from dual catalog documentation allowing collectors to find attribution information in either reference system. The VAM cross-reference confirms this doubled die reverse corresponds to a specific die pairing, connecting the Wexler classification with broader die-marriage documentation.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Joe Feld Cross References: VAM #2
• VAM #2; Wexler Variety ID: 1924 $1 WDDR-003
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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