DC-25c-2015P-03R(HNM) Die Chip

Description

The third reverse die chip documented for the 2015 Philadelphia Mint Homestead National Monument of America quarter, cataloged by Cuds on Coins as DC-25c-2015P-03R(HNM). The sequential catalog number distinguishes this die from the second chip entry — DC-25c-2015P-02R(HNM) — with each number corresponding to a separate working die that experienced a distinct chip fracture at a different location on its reverse face. Die chips are produced by localized die steel fatigue, typically at a sharp design transition where stress concentrates during repeated strikes. The Homestead National Monument reverse, with its combination of fine relief elements including the plow and cabin detail, presents multiple candidate stress points where chips may form across a die's production life. The DC catalog prefix maintained by Cuds on Coins specifically identifies die chip varieties as distinct from the larger-scale cud breaks tracked under the CU prefix, allowing researchers to separately enumerate each class of die failure. The 2015-P Homestead quarter was produced in clad composition at Philadelphia without an America the Beautiful program mintmark exception.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Alramat on E-bay
• Cross reference: none. Homestead National Monument of America.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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