CU-25c-2002P-03R(IN) Rim Cud

Description

Third documented reverse rim cud on the 2002 Philadelphia Mint Indiana State Quarter, this variety belongs to the enormously popular 50 State Quarters program (1999-2008) that reshaped American coin collecting. The (IN) suffix identifies the Indiana design, featuring a race car, the state outline, 19 stars representing Indiana as the nineteenth state, and the motto "Crossroads of America." A rim cud occurs when a section of the die rim fractures completely, and the detached fragment leaves a cavity that fills with metal during striking to produce a raised featureless mass at the coin's edge. The "R" designation confirms this cud appeared on the reverse die, meaning a portion of the Indiana design or surrounding inscription was affected. State Quarter reverses generated intense public interest — the U.S. Mint estimated over 100 million people collected the series — and that heightened attention drove die variety discovery rates far above pre-program levels. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, three reverse rim cuds documented for 2002-P Indiana reflect the sustained examination applied to each new State Quarter release.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Steve Young
• Cross reference number: none. 02/09/2021.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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