CU-25c-1967-01 Cud

Description

Documented by Cuds on Coins as CU-25c-1967-01, this 1967 Washington Quarter displays a cud error where a section of the die rim broke away, leaving an irregular raised mass on the struck coin. The 1967 date falls within the three-year period from 1965 through 1967 when the United States Mint eliminated mint marks from all coinage to discourage collectors from hoarding coins during the transition from silver to clad composition. As a result, this quarter bears no mint mark regardless of which facility produced it. The absence of a mint mark means the specific mint of origin cannot be determined from the coin alone. Cuds form when metal fatigue causes a piece of the die edge to fracture and fall away entirely, and the resulting void in the die fills with metal during striking, producing the characteristic raised blob. Each cud is unique in shape and position because die fractures follow the internal stress patterns and grain structure of the individual die steel. This variety offers cud collectors an example from the historically significant mint-mark-free era of United States coinage.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Troy Moxley
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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