CU-25c-1994P-06 Rim Cud

Description

Sixth documented rim cud for the 1994 Philadelphia Mint Washington Quarter, this entry continues the sequence of die rim failures tracked for a date that has proven relatively productive for cud discoveries. When a section of the die rim fractures and the broken piece separates, the resulting void fills with metal during striking to create the raised featureless mass known as a cud — a defect visible at the coin's rim that replaces normal design detail with a blank, raised blob. Six cuds from the 1994-P exceeds the typical count for most date-and-mint combinations in the Washington Quarter series, pointing to either thorough examination or production conditions that accelerated die rim fatigue. The 1994 quarter predates the State Quarters program by five years, meaning the reverse still bore the original eagle design in production for over six decades. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, CU-25c-1994P-06 sits between the fifth and seventh documented cuds, forming part of a cluster of rim failure documentation providing researchers with data on die mortality during mid-1990s Philadelphia quarter production.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Steven Young
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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