2005 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-063

Description

Also discovered by Kenneth Russell, WDDR-063 is the sequential companion to WDDR-062 among 2005 Philadelphia Mint Jefferson Nickel Ocean in View doubled die reverses, suggesting Russell identified both varieties during the same period of focused examination. The consecutively numbered catalog entries indicate these represent two distinct dies with independently attributable hub doubling, struck from separate reverse dies that each received misaligned hub impressions during their respective die-sinking sequences. Cross-referenced under Wexler Variety ID 2005 P WDDR-063 Business Strike Ocean in View, this variety rounds out Russell's contributions to the Ocean in View doubled die catalog. The Westward Journey program's four unique reverse designs across 2004 and 2005 created a limited window for each type's production, and the Ocean in View issue's intricate coastal rendering proved especially conducive to generating detectable hub doubling. For collectors assembling a comprehensive set of 2005 Ocean in View doubled die reverses, WDDR-063 and WDDR-062 represent paired discoveries highlighting Russell's systematic search methodology on this one-year Jefferson Nickel design.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Kenneth Russell
• Unknown; Wexler Variety ID: 2005 P WDDR-063 Business Strike Ocean in View
• Expert attribution by Kenneth Russell

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