2009P(DC)-25DER-001T Trail Die Reverse

Description

Documented at Stage B with both sides at mid-die-state, the 2009P(DC)-25DER-001T trail die reverse appears on the Philadelphia Mint District of Columbia Quarter featuring Duke Ellington seated at a piano. A die crack on the lower portion of ED in UNITED marks the obverse, while a small die gouge adjacent to the piano keyboard, positioned just above the designer's initials on the reverse, provides the primary reverse diagnostic. Trail die reverse varieties preserve remnants of a prior hub impression on the working die, and the mid-die-state condition on both sides indicates the die was in active production when these markers developed. The District of Columbia Quarter, released in 2009 as part of the DC and US Territories program, honors Washington, D.C. native Duke Ellington with a reverse depicting the legendary jazz composer and pianist. The piano keyboard detail near the die gouge offers a precise landmark for locating this variety's reverse marker, making attribution straightforward under moderate magnification.

Die Markers

• Stage "B", obverse is MDS – a die crack is seen on the lower part of ED of UNITED.
• Reverse is MDS – a small die gouge is seen next to the piano key board, just above the designer's initials.

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