2009 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-003

Description

Attributed by the Wexler Team for the 2009-P John Tyler Presidential Dollar, this third cataloged doubled die reverse shows doubling at the intersection of the second ray clockwise from the head and the right arm of the Statue of Liberty — a highly specific location within Don Everhart's common reverse design used across all Presidential Dollar issues. The doubling manifests where geometric design elements converge, making the displacement of the ray-to-arm intersection particularly noticeable under magnification. Die markers for positive identification include a small die gouge at the bottom right of the N in JOHN on the obverse and a short die gouge extending from the bottom left of the U in UNITED on the reverse. Cross-referenced under Wexler Variety ID: 2009-P $1 JT WDDR-003 with no additional known cross-references, the "JT" abbreviation identifies this as a John Tyler issue — the tenth president, serving 1841-1845. Presidential Dollars were struck from 2007 through 2016 with four presidents honored annually, and the program's manganese-brass clad composition and distinctive edge lettering (carrying the date, mint mark, and E PLURIBUS UNUM) created a unique collecting format. The common Statue of Liberty reverse provided continuity across the series, and doubled die varieties on this reverse relate to a single design struck for multiple presidential obverses. The intersection of ray and arm creates a point of high design complexity where even subtle hub displacement produces visible distortion, making this location a productive diagnostic area for doubled die researchers examining Presidential Dollar reverses.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Andrew Miller Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2009-P $1 JT WDDR-003
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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