2007 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-013

Description

Medium hub doubling concentrated at the top of the first tuft of the bison's mane distinguishes DDR-013 on the 2007 State Quarter, cataloged by VarietyVista as UVC-1713 with die marriage reference DMR-015. The mane is a high-relief design element that rises sharply from the surrounding field, and its fine hair-like texture amplifies even moderate hub displacement into visible doubling at the tuft tips. Three die stages have been tracked: Stage A remains unconfirmed at early die state, Stage B shows the reverse at early-to-mid die state with a die chip developing in the J of the designer's initials (reaching MDS), and Stage C sits at unconfirmed late die state. The die chip in the designer's initials provides a concrete progression marker — specimens showing the chip are mid-die-state or later, while those without it precede the fracture. The 2007 State Quarters program included Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah reverses, and the bison design — with its textured fur, muscular form, and "Big Sky" landscape background — was among the most artistically detailed of the 50 state designs. Collectors can use the mane-tuft doubling plus the designer's-initial die chip to definitively identify this specific working die.

Die Markers

• UVC-1713
• DMR-015
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse is EMDS
• Die chip in J of designer's initials - MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Kenneth Russell
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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