2016 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-028

Description

Wexler Variety ID 2016-P 25¢ WV WDDR-028 documents the twenty-eighth distinct doubled die reverse on the 2016 Philadelphia Mint Harpers Ferry National Park Quarter. Many ATB quarter issues have fewer than five documented DDRs, and even the most heavily researched Lincoln Cent dates rarely accumulate more than fifty DDO/DDR entries. The Harpers Ferry catalog's depth relative to the quarter's production run speaks to the intensity of focused variety research on this issue. The reverse's Maryland Heights overlook composition includes the historic railroad right-of-way visible along the Potomac riverbank, connecting to Harpers Ferry's role as an early railroad junction that enhanced its strategic importance during the Civil War. Every coin struck from the WDDR-028 die carries identical doubling — distinguishing hub doubling from machine doubling, which varies coin to coin and is not collectible. This consistency makes each WDDR entry a reproducible, attributable variety.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Aaron Laramee Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2016-P 25¢ WV WDDR-028
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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