2015 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-033

Description

Doubling on WDDR-033 manifests above the right end of the upper grass strip situated between the great egret and the great blue heron on the Bombay Hook reverse — a highly localized presentation that confines the visible hub displacement to a narrow zone of the design. The Wexler Team cross-referenced this variety with VarietyVista as VDDR-020, establishing a dual-catalog presence under both 2015-P 25 cents DE WDDR-033 (Wexler) and VDDR-020 (VarietyVista). Obverse die markers include two small die chips above the designer's initials, while the reverse carries a die chip in the great blue heron's eye and another below the eye — providing four distinct non-doubling reference points that aid confirmation independent of the doubling itself. The dual die-chip cluster at the heron's eye is particularly useful for field attribution since it falls on a prominent design element visible under moderate magnification. Localized doubling confined to a single grass strip, rather than spread across multiple inscription areas, typically indicates a very small magnitude hub displacement whose effects only exceed visibility thresholds in regions where fine detail lines run perpendicular to the displacement vector. The cross-reference to VarietyVista VDDR-020 provides collectors with two independent photographic resources for comparison, improving attribution confidence for a variety whose subtle presentation demands careful examination.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Andrew Turnbull Cross References: VarietyVista: VDDR-020
• VarietyVista: VDDR-020; Wexler Variety ID: 2015-P 25¢ DE WDDR-033
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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