2004 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002

Description

Designated Wexler 2004-P 25c IA WDDR-002, this Philadelphia Mint Iowa State Quarter doubled die reverse belongs to one of the most popular entries in the 50 State Quarters program. The Iowa Quarter reverse, designed by John Mercanti, depicts Grant Wood’s iconic painting "Young Corn" alongside a one-room schoolhouse — a pastoral composition whose fine parallel lines and architectural details provide fertile ground for detecting hub doubling. As the second documented WDDR for the 2004-P Iowa issue, this variety records a distinct die preparation error separate from WDDR-001, confirming that multiple reverse dies received flawed secondary hub impressions during manufacture. The 50 State Quarters program, running from 1999 through 2008, generated unprecedented public interest in circulating coinage and produced the largest wave of new variety collectors in numismatic history. Philadelphia struck hundreds of millions of Iowa Quarters in 2004, and doubled die varieties from this massive production run reward the persistent cherrypicker who examines rolls and bags with attention to the schoolhouse windows and corn stalk details where doubling typically appears.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Mary Roth Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2004-P 25¢ IA WDDR-002
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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