UDC-25c-2022P-01R Unusual Die Crack

Description

Unusual die cracks differ from standard rim-to-rim or radial cracks in their path, shape, or location — following unexpected trajectories that don't conform to typical stress propagation patterns. UDC-25c-2022P-01R documents an unusual die crack on the reverse of the 2022 Philadelphia Wilma Mankiller Quarter, part of the American Women Quarters program. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, Wilma Mankiller (1945–2010) was the first female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, serving from 1985 to 1995. The quarter's reverse design, sculpted by Ben Sowards, depicts Mankiller with a determined gaze and the wind in her hair, with the Cherokee syllabary symbol for the Cherokee Nation. Unusual die cracks on quarters with detailed portrait reverses can follow the contours of facial features or cross open fields in unexpected directions, distinguishing them from the predictable radial cracks that typically propagate from the rim toward the center. The "01R" designation indicates this is the first cataloged UDC on the reverse for this date-mint.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Nathanial Bryant
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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