2008 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-004

Description

Struck at the Denver Mint rather than Philadelphia, this Position A entry in the WDDR-004 family documents the same reverse die variety on a 2008-D Andrew Jackson Presidential Dollar. The doubling appears at the intersection of the second ray clockwise from the head and the right arm on Don Everhart II's Statue of Liberty reverse, consistent across all five WDDR-004 catalog entries. The Wexler variety ID "2008-D $1 AJ WDDR-004" directly references the Denver Mint origin, and this entry represents the primary mint attribution for the variety. Position A means the incused edge lettering — date, D mintmark, E PLURIBUS UNUM, and IN GOD WE TRUST — reads upright when the obverse (Andrew Jackson portrait by Joel Iskowitz and Don Everhart) faces up. No significant die markers have been noted on either side. The Denver Mint D mintmark appears in the edge lettering rather than on the obverse or reverse face, a distinctive feature of the Presidential Dollar series where edge inscriptions carried information traditionally placed on the coin's faces. Struck in manganese brass clad composition. To confirm this specific entry, verify three characteristics: the doubling at the ray-arm intersection, the D mintmark in the edge lettering identifying Denver production, and the edge text reading upright from the obverse confirming Position A.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Andrew Miller Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2008-D $1 AJ WDDR-004
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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