CU-25c-1995P-02 Rim Cud

Description

Cataloged by Cuds on Coins with a recording date of 01/24/2019, CU-25c-1995P-02 documents the second known rim cud variety on the 1995-P Washington Quarter — a major die break where fractured die steel created a raised featureless mass at the coin's rim. The 1995 Philadelphia Mint Washington Quarter was struck in the copper-nickel clad composition (outer layers of 75% copper / 25% nickel bonded to a pure copper core) at 5.67 grams, produced under John Flanagan's obverse portrait design that had been in continuous use since 1932, making it one of the longest-running portrait designs in American coinage history at the time. Rim cuds on Washington Quarters are particularly collectible because the quarter denomination occupies a sweet spot in the error coin market: large enough to display the cud prominently across meaningful design area, common enough in commerce that error pieces occasionally surface in pocket change or bank-wrapped rolls, yet carrying sufficient face value that examples were less likely to be discarded as damaged than similarly affected cents or nickels. The absence of cross-references to other cataloging systems indicates this variety has been exclusively documented through the Cuds on Coins attribution framework, which specializes in die break and cud classification using a systematic alphanumeric designation scheme that encodes denomination, date, mintmark, and sequence number. The January 2019 recording date suggests this particular cud was either discovered or formally submitted for documentation relatively recently despite originating from 1995 production, which is common for cud varieties that circulate unrecognized for years before reaching a specialist who identifies and catalogs them. Collectors examining 1995-P quarters should inspect the rim carefully for any irregular raised areas that could indicate a cud break.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• Cross reference: none. 01/24/2019.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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