2005 UFO Variety WUFO-001
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Description
Cataloged by the Wexler Team as an Unidentified Fascinating Oddity, this 2005-P Minnesota State Quarter presents an anomaly whose origin remains debated. Cross-referenced as Wexler Variety ID 2005-P 25-cent MN WUFO-001. The Wexler Team poses the central diagnostic question: is the anomaly a doubled die producing part of a fishing pole, which would make it one of the most widely spread doubled die varieties known? Or is it a die gouge that coincidentally resembles a fishing pole on a coin already featuring fishing poles as part of its design, running in basically the same direction? The list of coincidences required for the die gouge explanation is substantial. Struck in copper-nickel clad at 5.67 grams and 24.26 mm, the Minnesota Quarter's reverse depicts a lakeside scene with trees, a fisherman, and a loon, making this anomaly particularly intriguing given the existing fishing-rod design elements.
Attribution History
- Discovered by John A. Wexler Cross References: None known Comments: Is this a doubled die? If so, and the anomaly is part of a fishing pole, it would be one of the most widely spread doubled die varieties known. Is it a die gouge? If so, there is quite a list of coincidences that you have to overlook. Why is a die gouge that bears a resemblance to a fishing pole on the same side of a coin that does have fishing poles as part of the design? Why does the die gouge run in basically the same direction as the fishing poles?
- None known Comments: Is this a doubled die? If so, and the anomaly is part of a fishing pole, it would be one of the most widely spread doubled die varieties known. Is it a die gouge? If so, there is quite a list of coincidences that you have to overlook. Why is a die gouge that bears a resemblance to a fishing pole on the same side of a coin that does have fishing poles as part of the design? Why does the die gouge run in basically the same direction as the fishing poles?; Wexler Variety ID: 2005-P 25¢ MN WUFO-001
- Expert attribution by Wexler Team
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