2013 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001

Description

Carrying the primary Wexler reverse doubled die designation for the 2013 Presidential dollar, WDDR-001 reveals doubling at a highly specific location: the intersection of the second ray clockwise from the head and the right arm of the Statue of Liberty on the common reverse used across the entire Presidential dollar program (2007-2020). Don Everhart designed this reverse, which depicts the Statue of Liberty in a dynamic three-quarter pose with rays extending outward — a design rich with fine linear elements that readily betray hub doubling. The Wexler Team cataloged this variety under Wexler Variety ID: 2013-P $1 TR WDDR-001, noting obverse die markers as "none significant" while the reverse carries a distinctive diagnostic: light die pitting to the left of the bottom of the first S in STATES. Die pitting — small raised dots on the struck coin corresponding to tiny corrosion pits in the die steel — provides a secondary attribution fingerprint independent of the doubling itself. The 2013 Presidential dollars honored William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson, with the doubled reverse die potentially pairing with any of these obverse portraits depending on which presidential design shared the die marriage. The intersection point where the ray meets Liberty's arm creates a natural junction of crossing lines, and even modest hub displacement at such an intersection produces a visually complex diagnostic where the doubled elements diverge at different angles. Collectors should examine this junction area under 15-20x magnification, using angled lighting to resolve the secondary impression against the primary ray and arm contours, then confirm by checking for the die pitting near the first S in STATES.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Scott Beatty Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2013-P $1 TR WDDR-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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