CU-100c-1979D-08 Rim Cud

Description

Cataloged by CudsOnCoins as CU-100c-1979D-08, this Denver-mint Susan B. Anthony Dollar exhibits a retained cud — a raised, featureless area on the coin's surface created when a piece of the die rim breaks away. The broken die fragment remains in the press but no longer imparts design detail, leaving a blank raised lump on every coin struck until the die is retired. The Susan B. Anthony Dollar, introduced in 1979, was designed by Frank Gasparro and became the first circulating United States coin to honor a non-mythological woman. Its obverse features Anthony's portrait surrounded by thirteen stars, while the reverse carries a reduced version of the Apollo 11 mission insignia originally used on the Eisenhower Dollar. The 1979 Denver mintage was substantial as the Mint launched the new denomination amid public anticipation, though the coin was soon criticized for its similarity in size to the quarter. Cuds are classified by their position relative to design elements and the die rim, and CU-100c-1979D-08 represents the eighth documented cud variety for the 1979-D Susan B. Anthony Dollar, indicating meaningful die variety research on this often-overlooked denomination.

Attribution History

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

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