CU-10c-1983P-01 Cud

Description

Entered in the Cuds on Coins registry as CU-10c-1983P-01 and cross-referenced as RDC-83P-5, with a catalog date of October 1, 2013, this cud variety is attributed to a Philadelphia Mint die used in striking 1983 Roosevelt Dimes. The RDC-83P-5 designation places this variety as the fifth entry in the Roosevelt Dime Cud cross-reference sequence for 1983-P, indicating that at least four additional cuds from the same date and mint had been cataloged before this die was documented. A cud forms when a piece of hardened die steel fractures under repeated striking stress, causing raised featureless metal to appear on struck coins wherever the die fragment was missing. Philadelphia Mint Roosevelt Dimes carry no mintmark. The 1983-P Roosevelt Dime was produced in the standard clad composition used since 1965. The Cuds on Coins catalog provides the authoritative registry for cud varieties across all U.S. denominations, and the sequential RDC coding allows researchers to track the total documented population of cud dies for a given date.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• Cross reference number: RDC-83P-5. 10/01/2013.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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