CU-25c-2007P-03R(WY) Cud

Description

Third documented reverse rim cud on the 2007-P Wyoming State Quarter, CU-25c-2007P-03R(WY) records another die rim fracture on the forty-fourth state's commemorative design featuring a bucking horse and rider silhouetted against the state outline. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins on January 5, 2022, with no additional cross-references in other attribution systems, this variety joins at least two earlier documented reverse cuds for the 2007-P Wyoming issue, establishing a pattern of rim die failures across multiple reverse dies used in this state's quarter production. Wyoming's State Quarter reverse, designed by Norman E. Nemeth, incorporates the iconic bucking horse motif drawn from the state's license plate — a dynamic composition whose bold outlines and strong relief create stress concentration points around the die's rim where fractures can develop under repeated high-speed striking at the Philadelphia Mint's quarter production presses. The "03R" sequence number indicates three separate reverse dies developed rim cuds during the 2007-P Wyoming production run, suggesting either particularly demanding production conditions for this design or thorough examination of the surviving population by error variety specialists. State Quarter cud collecting has developed into a robust sub-specialty with dedicated registries tracking documented examples across all fifty designs, and Wyoming cuds from the Philadelphia Mint represent the forty-fourth state's contribution to this comprehensive die break documentation project.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Bryan Pasek
• Cross reference: none. 01/05/2022.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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