2005 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-049

Description

Discovered by Edward Fletcher, Jr. on the 2005 Philadelphia Mint Jefferson Nickel Ocean in View design, WDDR-049 adds another documented doubled die reverse to the extensive Westward Journey nickel variety catalog. The Ocean in View reverse, celebrating William Clark's first sighting of the Pacific in November 1805, featured a highly detailed design that generated an unusually large number of attributable doubled die reverses during its single year of production. Cross-referenced under Wexler Variety ID 2005 P WDDR-049 Business Strike Ocean in View, this variety represents Fletcher's contribution to the ongoing documentation effort cataloging dozens of distinct doubled die reverses on this design. The business strike production at Philadelphia created the volume necessary for multiple doubled dies to enter circulation, where alert collectors subsequently identified them. Among the 2005 Ocean in View doubled die reverse family, each variety carries its own unique spread pattern and die characteristics, requiring careful examination of the specific doubling geometry to assign the correct WDDR number.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Edward Fletcher, Jr.
• Unknown; Wexler Variety ID: 2005 P WDDR-049 Business Strike Ocean in View
• Expert attribution by Edward Fletcher, Jr.

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