2007 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001

Description

Submitted by George W. Powell Jr., this 2007 Philadelphia Idaho State Quarter WDDO-001 holds the lead catalog position for doubled die obverses on the issue. Doubling appears on the upper left side of the state outline — a design element depicting Idaho's distinctive panhandle shape, where a secondary contour line offset from the primary border creates a stepped appearance. A die crack across the base of Washington's bust provides a structural diagnostic, while die pitting above the N of UNUM indicates surface deterioration where small pits transferred as raised bumps onto struck coins. Cataloged under Wexler Variety ID 2007-P 25-cent ID WDDO-001, no additional cross-references are known. The Idaho Quarter, featuring a peregrine falcon over a state outline with the inscription "Esto Perpetua," was the forty-third release in the fifty-state program. Powell's discovery adds to the growing catalog of State Quarter doubled dies that collectors pursue across the entire series, where each state's unique reverse design provides distinct doubling opportunities. Doubling shows on the upper left side of the state outline.Die Markers: Obverse: Die crack across the base of the bust with a die chip between the designers' initials. Die gouge left of the E in AMERICA. Two small die gouges between the L and I in LIBERTY. Die gouge inside the O in DOLLAR. Reverse: Die chip inside the upper opening of the last E in PERPETUA. Die gouge left of the I in IDAHO.Submitted By: George W. Powell, Jr.Cross References: None known Obverse: A small die gouge (dot) can be found just below the first T of STATES.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Kenneth Russell Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2007-P 25¢ ID WDDO-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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