2016 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-016

Description

John Brown's October 1859 raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry intensified sectional tensions leading to the Civil War, and the 2016 ATB quarter honoring this site carries doubled die reverse WDDR-016, cataloged as Wexler Variety ID 2016-P 25¢ WV WDDR-016. Sixteen documented DDRs reflects extensive die variety research applied to Philadelphia's 2016 Harpers Ferry production. The reverse design's depiction of the lower town from the Maryland Heights overlook includes fine architectural rendering of stone buildings, the church steeple, and natural rock formations — all areas where secondary hub impressions can produce detectable design interference. Doubled die varieties enter circulation alongside normal production because the doubling occurs during die manufacture, not during striking — every coin struck from a doubled die carries the same impression until the die is retired. The Wexler team's documentation includes die photographs showing specific spread direction and affected design elements.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Thomas Gambon Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 2016-P 25¢ WV WDDR-016
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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