CU-25c-2006P-09R(CO) Cud

Description

Closing out the highest documented sequence for the 2006 Philadelphia Mint Colorado State Quarter cuds, CU-25c-2006P-09R(CO) stands as the ninth reverse rim cud recorded for this issue. Nine cuds from a single coin type is an exceptional concentration, placing the Colorado quarter among the most die-failure-prone issues in the entire State Quarters Program. By this stage, the collective record documents at least nine instances where reverse dies fractured at the rim — each producing the characteristic raised featureless mass where metal filled the cavity left by the separated die fragment. Norman E. Nemeth's Longs Peak design, with its detailed mountain topography and evergreen foreground, required dies to maintain sharp relief across a complex composition. Colorado was admitted to the Union in 1876, and its quarter was one of five 2006 releases. For die variety specialists, a nine-entry cud catalog for one coin type provides rich material for studying rim failure patterns, die longevity, and the relationship between design complexity and die stress. The cumulative evidence suggests that Colorado quarter production pushed dies to their mechanical limits with notable regularity.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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