2005 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-002

Description

One of the most recognized State Quarter error varieties, this doubled die obverse on the 2005 Philadelphia Minnesota State Quarter exhibits a medium spread manifesting as an extra earlobe on Washington's portrait — a pickup point that earned it widespread media attention and collector interest when the State Quarter program was at its peak popularity. The "extra earlobe" effect occurs when the hub doubling displaces Washington's ear detail just enough to create the appearance of a second lobe, a visual anomaly readily spotted even under modest magnification. VarietyVista cataloged this variety with die marker codes UVC-1832 and DMR-093, documenting three die states: Stage A with both obverse and reverse in early die state, while Stage B at mid-die state and Stage C at late die state remain unconfirmed. The Minnesota Quarter's reverse design celebrates the state's identity as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and coins bearing the DDO-002 doubling were actively sought by the millions of Americans who collected State Quarters from circulation during the program's 1999-2008 run. Philadelphia's massive production of 2005 Minnesota quarters means that DDO-002 specimens, while scarce relative to total output, appear on the market with enough regularity to remain accessible to dedicated variety collectors.

Die Markers

• UVC-1832
• DMR-093
• Stage A:
• Obverse and Reverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Kenneth Russell
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

External References