CU-5c-1972D-04E Cud

Description

Reaching die stage E at position 4, CU-5c-1972D-04E documents an advanced state of rim fracture progression on a 1972 Denver Mint Jefferson Nickel. Cross-referenced as JNC-72D-7E in the Jefferson Nickel Cud census, this is among the latest tracked stages for any cud at this position — five die stages from A through E indicate the die remained in service through extensive deterioration, producing coins with an increasingly prominent cud at each stage. By stage E, the rim fracture has typically expanded well beyond its original boundaries, and the cud itself may dominate a substantial section of the coin's edge. That a die could progress through five documented stages speaks to the production pressures at Denver, where keeping dies in service as long as possible helped meet the facility's high output targets. Each stage represents a snapshot of the die's condition at a particular point in its working life, and the full A-through-E sequence constitutes one of the most complete die deterioration records in the 1972-D cud census. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• Cross reference number: JNC-72D-7E.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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