CU-25c-2005P-02R(WV) Cud

Description

Second reverse cud cataloged on the 2005 Philadelphia West Virginia State Quarter, CU-25c-2005P-02R(WV) documents a major die break at the rim of John Flanagan's original obverse paired with the West Virginia commemorative reverse. The "R" designation in the catalog code specifies this break occurred on the reverse die, distinguishing it from obverse cuds that would carry an "O" suffix. West Virginia's reverse design featured the New River Gorge Bridge — the longest steel single-arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere — an engineering subject that created detailed design elements susceptible to die stress and fracture. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins with no additional cross-reference numbers, this cud represents an independent die fracture event separate from CU-25c-2005P-01R(WV). Philadelphia struck approximately 365 million West Virginia quarters in 2005, the seventh year of the State Quarters program, requiring hundreds of reverse dies that each bore the intricate bridge design. Die fractures at the rim occur when progressive stress cycling from repeated strikes exceeds the die steel's fatigue limit — typically in areas where the rim meets the field, concentrating force at the geometrical transition between the flat die face and the raised rim-forming collar interface. The absence of additional cross-references suggests this variety awaits documentation in supplementary cud registries beyond the primary Cuds on Coins catalog.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Heritage Auction
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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