1874 (S) Liberty Head Double Eagle - RCD-2000C-1874S-01R Retained Cud

Description

This retained cud is documented on an 1874-S Liberty Head double eagle, the largest regular-issue gold denomination in American coinage. The Liberty Head Double Eagle, carrying a face value of twenty dollars and containing nearly one ounce of gold (0.9675 troy ounces), was the workhorse of international commerce and domestic banking throughout the second half of the nineteenth century. A retained cud on this denomination means that a reverse die rim fracture occurred during production and the broken section came loose but stayed in place rather than falling out — producing a cracked, raised area at the rim that still carries its design. The coin was struck at the San Francisco Mint. The "R" suffix confirms the reverse die location of the fracture. Cuds on Coins catalogs it as RCD-2000C-1874S-01R, with images courtesy of Robert Rioux, and lists no cross-reference.

Cross References

• RCD-2000C-1874S-01R

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