CU-10c-1952-01 Cud

Description

First cataloged cud for the 1952 Roosevelt Dime, this die break variety formed when a segment of the die rim fractured and the broken piece separated entirely, leaving a cavity that filled with metal during striking to produce the characteristic raised featureless mass at the coin's edge. The 1952 date falls in the silver composition era of Roosevelt Dimes, when each coin contained 90% silver and 10% copper — a standard that would continue until the Coinage Act of 1965 transitioned circulating dimes to copper-nickel clad. John R. Sinnock's design, honoring President Franklin D. Roosevelt, had been in production for only six years by 1952, and the combination of high-speed production and the mechanical stresses concentrated at the die rim made cud formation a predictable, if infrequent, occurrence. The designation CU-10c-1952-01 follows the systematic Cuds on Coins classification: CU for cud, 10c for the denomination, the date, and 01 indicating this is the first documented example. No additional cross-references have been established for this variety. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, this dime cud offers collectors a tangible artifact of die failure from the early Roosevelt Dime silver era, when these small coins circulated heavily and surviving examples with significant die breaks command collector attention.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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