2015 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-006

Description

Set within the tidal marshlands of Delaware's Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, the 2015 quarter's reverse features a great blue heron amid tall grasses — and DDR-006 transforms those grasses with a strong westward spread manifesting as extra blades in the foreground. Cataloged by VarietyVista as UVC-2261 (DMR-007), this variety documents three die stages with Stage C confirming late die state, tracing the die's full service life through structural decline. Strong doubling creating additional grass blades represents one of the more visually appealing forms of hub displacement on America the Beautiful quarters, as the extra elements blend naturally with the existing design rather than appearing as mechanical artifacts. The Bombay Hook Quarter was struck at Philadelphia as the second 2015 ATB release, and the refuge's wetland scenery provides a design canvas where grass-blade doubling is both aesthetically consistent and diagnostically accessible. Collectors should compare the grass density in the foreground against a normal strike, where the strong extra blades become apparent under moderate magnification as parallel lines displaced westward from the primary elements.

Die Markers

• UVC-2261
• DMR-007
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Reverse and Obverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Andy Turnbull
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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