RCD-1c-1905-01R Retained Cud

Description

The first of at least six retained cuds documented for the 1905 Indian Head Cent, the RCD-1c-1905-01R records the earliest-cataloged die rim failure for this date. Six retained cuds represents a notable concentration for an Indian Head Cent date, suggesting either that 1905 dies were particularly prone to rim fractures or that the date has received more thorough examination by variety specialists. The 1905 Philadelphia Mint struck approximately 80.7 million cents — near the peak production level for the Indian Head series — and this high output placed significant demands on working dies. A retained cud captures the intermediate stage of rim failure: the fragment has fractured from the die body but remains attached, creating raised irregular metal on struck coins. As RCD-01R, this is the first in the sequence, and the gap between this and the sixth (RCD-06R) spans a range of die failure events across multiple working dies used during the year's production. Attributed by Cuds on Coins, the 1905 Indian Head Cent comes from the period when the design was entering its final years — only four more annual issues would follow before Victor David Brenner's Lincoln Cent replaced it in August 1909.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Fred Weinberg
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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