2007 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002

Description

Cataloged by the Wexler Team, this 2007-P Utah State Quarter displays a doubled die reverse produced by hub misalignment during die sinking. Cross-referenced as Wexler Variety ID 2007-P 25-cent UT WDDR-002. Die markers track two stages: Obverse Stage A with a die crack across the base of the bust through the designer's initials on the right and into the field left of the front bust tip; Obverse Stage B with die scratches running north from the top and right side of A in STATES. Reverse Stage A with none significant; Reverse Stage B with a die scratch running ENE from the top right of T in WEST. The bust die crack at Stage A traversing the designer's initials is a distinctive attribution marker. Struck in copper-nickel clad at 5.67 grams and 24.26 mm, the Utah Quarter's reverse depicts the golden spike ceremony at Promontory Summit, commemorating the 1869 transcontinental railroad completion.

Die Markers

• Obverse Stage A: A die crack runs across the base of the bust through the designer’s initials on the right and into the field to the left of the front tip of the bust. Obverse Stage B: Die scratches run north from the top and from the right side of the A in STATES. Reverse Stage A: None significant. Reverse Stage B: A die scratch runs ENE from the top right of the T in WEST. Die Markers: Obverse Stage A:

Attribution History

• Discovered by Marilyn Keeney
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2007-P 25¢ UT WDDR-002
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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