2015 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-024

Description

Wexler Variety ID 2015-P 25¢ DE WDDR-024 marks the twenty-fourth doubled die reverse variety documented on the 2015-P Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Quarter, adding to what has become one of the most thoroughly cataloged America the Beautiful Quarter issues in the DDR census. The Bombay Hook reverse by Phebe Hemphill presents a naturalistic tableau of a great blue heron amid the salt marshes of Delaware Bay — a design whose fine organic lines and detailed lettering have proven exceptionally productive for doubled die variety discoveries throughout the die pool. At the twenty-fourth entry, WDDR-024 represents a die that carried measurable hub displacement sufficient to meet the attribution threshold for inclusion in the Wexler catalog, distinguishing genuine hub doubling from die deterioration doubling or machine doubling that might superficially mimic it. The distinction matters: genuine doubled dies result from multiple hub impressions on the working die during manufacture, while machine doubling is a strike-related phenomenon that produces flat, shelf-like secondary images without true design depth. Only the former qualifies for DDR attribution. The America the Beautiful program (2010-2021) produced five designs per year across both the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, and the Bombay Hook issue's concentration of DDR varieties exceeds what most other ATB issues generated — making it a standout collecting focus within the series. Struck in copper-nickel clad composition at 5.67 grams at the Philadelphia Mint, the 2015-P Bombay Hook Quarter rewards patient examination at 7x to 10x magnification, particularly on the heron's anatomical outlines and the reverse inscriptions where hub displacement creates the most diagnostically accessible doubling patterns.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Andrew Turnbull Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2015-P 25¢ DE WDDR-024
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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