2015 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-006

Description

Depicting the great blue heron at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware, this America the Beautiful quarter doubled die reverse shows doubling as an extra blade of grass below the right side of the upper grass strip between the great egret and the great blue heron. Cross-referenced as CONECA 6-R-VIII and cataloged under Wexler Variety ID 2015-P 25' DE WDDR-006, the Class VIII designation indicates tilted hub doubling where the hub was angularly displaced relative to the die during impression. On the obverse, a light die crack runs across the base of the bust. Reverse die markers include a die chip below the great blue heron's eye and a die crack running north-northwest to south-southeast down the back of the heron's head and upper neck. The Bombay Hook reverse, designed to highlight one of the Atlantic Coast's premier migratory bird habitats, features intricate feather and vegetation detail that proves particularly susceptible to doubled die effects. The heron's eye die chip provides a convenient identification point for collectors attributing this specific die pair among the numerous Bombay Hook doubled die varieties documented.

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Wexler Cross References: CONECA: 6-R-VIII
• CONECA: 6-R-VIII; Wexler Variety ID: 2015-P 25¢ DE WDDR-006
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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