RCD-1c-1925S-03R Retained Cud

Description

A retained cud occurs when a piece of the die breaks away at the rim but remains lodged in place rather than falling free, producing a raised but partially formed cud on struck coins — distinguishing it from a full cud where the broken piece separates entirely. RCD-1c-1925S-03R documents the third retained cud identified on the reverse of a 1925-S Lincoln wheat cent, a lower-mintage San Francisco issue that has drawn sustained attention from die break specialists. This die also carries a DDO-001 designation cross-referenced as the "black arrow" variety, meaning the same working die pair that produced the retained cud simultaneously exhibits a doubled die obverse — an uncommon convergence of two distinct die anomalies on a single coin. The 1925-S wheat cent saw a mintage of approximately 26.4 million pieces, modest by series standards, and surviving examples with identifiable die varieties command particular interest. Attributed by Cuds on Coins, this variety combines the retained cud on the reverse with the DDO-001 obverse doubling, offering collectors two catalog-worthy features from one die marriage.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Mike Antenucci
• Cross reference number: DDO-001 “black arrow”. 05/27/2022. Cross reference: none. 09/01/2013.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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