2021 VDDR VDDR-002

Description

Light southward spread visible as an extra right top roof on the central doorway of Monticello identifies the second doubled die reverse cataloged by VarietyVista for the 2021 Jefferson Nickel in the Return to Monticello series (2006 to date). Die markers include provisional codes UVC-???? and DMR-00?, indicating this variety was cataloged before final verification numbers were assigned — a status notation that reflects the ongoing nature of die variety research on recent issues. Die stages document Stage A with both reverse and obverse in Early Die State, Stage B at Mid Die State (unconfirmed), and Stage C at Late Die State (unconfirmed). The doubling manifests specifically on the roof architectural detail of Monticello's central doorway, where the secondary hub impression created a visible extra line along the top of the portico. The 2021 Jefferson Nickel was struck during a period of intense coin demand that followed pandemic-era circulation shortages, and both Philadelphia and Denver ramped up production substantially. The Return to Monticello design, restored in 2006 after the Westward Journey series, features a modified version of Felix Schlag's original 1938 reverse, and the architectural details of Jefferson's Virginia plantation home provide numerous fine lines where even subtle doubling can be detected by experienced variety hunters.

Die Markers

• UVC-????
• DMR-00?
• Stage A:
• Reverse and Obverse are
• EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Robert Umbarger
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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