2007 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-035

Description

Thirty-fifth doubled die reverse in the 2007 Wyoming State Quarter catalog, DDR-035 displays light spread under the saddle horn of the bucking horse and rider — the design element that has yielded the highest concentration of doubled die varieties for this particular state quarter issue. Wyoming's reverse, featuring the silhouette of a cowboy atop a bucking bronco against a backdrop of rolling terrain, includes the saddle horn as a small but sharply defined detail point particularly sensitive to hub doubling. The VarietyVista catalog records this variety as UVC-1784 and DMR-038, with Stage A showing the reverse in Early Die State while the obverse is in Mid Die State — an asymmetry indicating the obverse die was older or more heavily used than the reverse when this die pair was assembled. Stages B and C remain unconfirmed. The light spread characterization indicates subtle doubling requiring magnification to positively confirm, distinguishing this from the stronger varieties in the Wyoming DDR catalog. Thirty-five cataloged doubled die reverses for a single state quarter design places Wyoming among the more prolific dates in the 50 State Quarters variety catalog, driven by the fine detail of the saddle area that amplifies even minimal hub misalignment into detectable doubling. Wyoming was the 44th state honored in the program, and its 2007 issuance coincided with mature collector infrastructure for systematic state quarter variety hunting, ensuring thorough examination of both Philadelphia and Denver production.

Die Markers

• UVC-1784
• DMR-038
• Stage A:
• Reverse is EDS
• Obverse is MDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Al Lawrence
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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