CU-5c-1967-01 Cud

Description

Cross-referenced as JNC-67-9 in the Jefferson Nickel Cud registry, CU-5c-1967-01 represents a major die break where a section of the die rim fractured and separated, leaving a void in the die face that produced a raised, featureless blob of metal on the struck coin. Unlike interior die breaks that occur within the die's design area, cuds specifically involve the die rim — the outermost ring that forms the coin's raised border — and the resulting error extends from the rim inward, obliterating whatever design elements occupied that section of the die. The 1967 Jefferson Nickel is notable as one of three dateless-mintmark years (1965-1967) when Congress eliminated mintmarks from all U.S. coins in an effort to discourage hoarding during the coin shortage of the mid-1960s, meaning this cud variety cannot be attributed to a specific mint facility by mintmark alone. All 1967 nickels were struck in the standard 75% copper / 25% nickel composition on 5-gram planchets. Cuds on Jefferson Nickels are collected both as individual attributions and within the broader framework of the Cuds on Coins catalog, which systematically documents these errors across all denominations. The JNC-67-9 cross-reference positions this piece as the ninth documented cud for the 1967 Jefferson Nickel date. Because cud size and position vary dramatically — from tiny rim chips to massive breaks consuming a quarter of the die — each cataloged entry describes a unique die failure event that produced coins with distinct error characteristics.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Heritage Auction
• Cross reference number: JNC-67-9
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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