2012 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-010

Description

Assigned the Wexler identifier 2012-P 25¢ AK WDDR-010, this doubled die reverse on the Philadelphia-struck Denali National Park quarter is the tenth cataloged DDR for this specific ATB design. The Denali reverse, featuring a Dall sheep standing on a rocky ridge with Mount McKinley (now officially Denali) in the background, was sculpted by Susan Gamble and engraved by Jim Licaretz for the final Alaska entry in the America the Beautiful series. Doubled die varieties on ATB quarters occupy an unusual niche in modern variety collecting: the program's annual rotation of five unique reverse designs means each individual design was used for only one year at each mint facility, creating a compressed production window compared to ongoing series like the Roosevelt dime. With no additional cross-references established beyond the Wexler catalog, WDDR-010 awaits broader recognition from services like CONECA or Cherrypickers. Collectors searching for this variety should examine the reverse design elements — particularly the sheep's features, the mountain contours, and the inscriptions — under at least 7x magnification, looking for consistent directional spread that distinguishes true hub doubling from the machine doubling and die deterioration doubling frequently encountered on high-mintage modern coinage. The Philadelphia Mint produced over 33 million Denali quarters in 2012, providing a large population from which variety hunters can search.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Daniel Ksycki Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2012-P 25¢ AK WDDR-010
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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