CU-25c-2006P-02R(CO) Cud

Description

Second reverse cud documented on the 2006 Philadelphia Colorado State Quarter, CU-25c-2006P-02R(CO) records a major rim break where die steel separated completely, leaving a raised featureless blob at the edge. The Colorado State Quarter reverse, designed by Norman E. Nemeth, depicts Rocky Mountain National Park's Longs Peak with evergreen trees in the foreground and a banner reading "COLORFUL COLORADO" — a design with substantial relief that concentrated striking pressure on the mountain peak and tree elements. The "02R" designation indicates this is the second cud documented on the reverse specifically, and the "(CO)" suffix identifies the state design, distinguishing it from cuds on other 2006 State Quarter reverses (Nevada, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota shared the 2006 production year). Philadelphia struck 274,800,000 Colorado quarters in 2006. With no additional cross-references beyond its Cuds on Coins designation, this variety's documentation relies on the systematic cud cataloging framework. State Quarter cuds generated significant collector interest during the 1999-2008 program because the fifty distinct reverse designs meant each cud was specific to a particular state, creating a collecting dimension that combined error variety hunting with the broader state-by-state completion challenge that drove the program's enormous public popularity.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Zach Lauer
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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