2008 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-004

Description

Fourth among the doubled die reverses cataloged for the 2008 Philadelphia Mint New Mexico State Quarter, WDDR-004 belongs to one of the most heavily researched State Quarter issues in the entire fifty-state program. The New Mexico reverse features the Zia sun symbol — a sacred emblem of the Zia Pueblo people representing the four cardinal directions — centered over a topographical outline of the state, with "Land of Enchantment" inscribed below. Doubled die reverses on this design can affect any of these distinctive elements, and the geometric precision of the Zia symbol's radiating lines makes even slight hub displacement detectable under magnification. The 2008 date marks the final year of the original State Quarter program that began in 1999, making New Mexico one of the last five states honored before the series concluded. Cross-referenced as Wexler Variety ID 2008-P 25¢ NM WDDR-004, this variety is part of an extensive DDR census that documents eleven or more distinct reverse die doublings for this issue — a testament to the volume of collector scrutiny these coins received.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Steven Bernatowicz Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2008-P 25¢ NM WDDR-004
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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