RCD-5c-1906-01R Retained Cud

Description

Documenting the earliest known reverse retained cud for the 1906 Liberty Head Nickel, RCD-5c-1906-01R captures a rim-area die fracture where the separated fragment stayed wedged in position, imparting a raised or weakened zone on the reverse of coins struck from the damaged die. Cross-referenced as VNC-1893-1R in the V Nickel Cud catalog, this variety is cataloged within both the Cuds on Coins and VNC attribution systems. The 1906 date places this coin in the final decade of Liberty Head Nickel production — the series would conclude in 1912, yielding to James Earle Fraser's Buffalo Nickel in 1913. Philadelphia struck approximately 28.6 million nickels in 1906, a moderate figure keeping individual dies in service long enough to develop fatigue fractures. Charles Barber's Liberty Head obverse, by 1906 in its twenty-fourth year, paired with the large Roman numeral V reverse standard since the "CENTS" addition in mid-1883. Retained cuds from the pre-World War I era are uncommon finds. Philadelphia Mint, 75% copper and 25% nickel. Cataloged and verified by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Keith Christenson
• Cross reference number: VNC-1893-1R. 11/01/2013.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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