1869 Shield Nickel - RCD-5c-1869-01 & 02 Retained Cud
Error
Attribution
Discovered by
Fred Weinberg
Verified by
Cuds on Coins
Original Research
Description
A dual retained cud variety on the 1869 Shield Nickel, the RCD-5c-1869-01 & 02 documents two separate retained cuds appearing on the same die — two independent rim fractures where broken fragments came free but were held in place, producing a coin bearing two distinct raised areas at different positions along the rim. The ampersand designation (01 & 02) shows that both catalog numbers are documented together because they appear on specimens from the same working die. The Shield Nickel, produced from 1866 through 1883 in copper-nickel composition, was James B. Longacre's design for America's first standardized five-cent piece. The 1869 date falls in the early maturity of the series, after the reverse rays were removed early in 1867. Attributed by Cuds on Coins, it captures a die in advanced multi-point failure, the steel breaking down at two separate locations.
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