2016 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-007

Description

At the confluence of West Virginia's two most historically significant rivers, the Harpers Ferry landscape provided the canvas for this 2016 ATB quarter reverse, and WDDR-007 — Wexler Variety ID 2016-P 25¢ WV WDDR-007 — documents the seventh distinct doubled die reverse identified among Philadelphia-struck specimens. The breadth of the Harpers Ferry DDR catalog raises an interesting question: whether the design's complex topographical relief made hub misalignment more visually apparent, or whether the issue attracted more intensive examination from variety hunters. Detailed landscape designs with fine contour lines, architectural features, and naturalistic tree canopy create numerous sensitive zones where even minor doubling becomes detectable. The ATB program's five-per-year release schedule concentrated research activity into compressed timeframes. WDDR-007's Wexler catalog entry provides the definitive attribution reference, with published die photographs documenting the precise spread characteristics unique to this working die.

Attribution History

• Discovered by USMC60 Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2016-P 25¢ WV WDDR-007
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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