CU-10c-1981P-01 Cud

Description

Documented by the Cuds on Coins project, the CU-10c-1981P-01 is a cud error on the 1981 Philadelphia Mint Roosevelt dime, where a piece of the die broke away at the rim during production. Cuds are a form of major die break that creates a raised, featureless blob of metal at the coin's edge, occupying the area where the missing die fragment once imparted design detail. The cross-reference designation for this variety is RCD-81P-1. Roosevelt dimes from the early 1980s were produced in large quantities at both the Philadelphia and Denver facilities, and cud errors from this era indicate that die maintenance schedules sometimes allowed cracked dies to continue striking coins after significant breakage had occurred. The size and position of a cud relative to the design elements and rim help determine its collectibility, with larger cuds that intrude noticeably into the design field generally commanding greater interest from error coin collectors.

Attribution History

• Cross reference number: RCD-81P-1. See CU-10c-1981P-01.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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