RCD-2c-1865-04R Retained Cud

Description

Sharing catalog number RCD-2c-1865-04R with its Fancy 5 counterpart, this entry documents the same retained cud variety on the 1865 Plain 5 Two Cent Piece—a different parent coin distinguished by the style of the numeral 5 in the date. The Plain 5 uses a simpler, unadorned digit compared to the ornamental Fancy 5 punch, and this distinction creates two separate listings in the NumisDex catalog even though the die failure itself is cataloged under a single Cuds on Coins number. The retained cud on the reverse reflects a die rim fracture where the separated fragment remained lodged in the cavity during subsequent strikes. The Two Cent Piece holds a unique place in American numismatic history as the denomination that introduced "IN GOD WE TRUST" to U.S. coinage in 1864, and by 1865 production was already declining from its first-year peak as the denomination struggled to find a role alongside the existing cent. Philadelphia Mint production. Cataloged and verified by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Fred Weinberg
• Cross reference number: none. 11/01/2013.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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