1853 Liberty Gold Dollar - RCD-100c-1853-01 Retained Cud
Error
Attribution
Discovered by
Mike Watson with permission from Brad Fravel
Verified by
Cuds on Coins
Original Research
Description
RCD-100c-1853-01 documents a retained cud on the 1853 Liberty Head Gold Dollar—a Type I design by James B. Longacre struck at the Philadelphia Mint. Retained cuds form when a rim-area die fragment fractures completely yet remains lodged in the die cavity, continuing to strike coins with a raised, flat, or weakly detailed area at the fracture site. The "100c" in the catalog number indicates the dollar denomination. The Type I Gold Dollar (1849-1854) has the smallest diameter of any coin the U.S. Mint has issued. Cataloged and verified by Cuds on Coins.
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