RCD-5c-1893-01R Retained Cud

Description

Dating to the Liberty Head Nickel series designed by Charles Barber, RCD-5c-1893-01R records the first cataloged reverse retained cud on the 1893 Philadelphia Mint five-cent piece. Cross-referenced as VNC-1893-1R in the V Nickel Cud catalog, this variety documents a die fracture near the rim of the reverse where the broken fragment remained in place rather than falling away, creating a raised or partially detailed zone on struck coins. The Liberty Head Nickel, produced from 1883 through 1912, was struck in 75% copper and 25% nickel, and its small diameter concentrated striking forces in ways that made rim-area fractures a recurring hazard. Retained cuds on nineteenth-century nickel coinage are scarce compared to twentieth-century examples, both because fewer coins survived in collectible condition and because systematic variety cataloging did not begin until decades after these coins circulated. The VNC catalog provides a specialized framework for V Nickel cuds, offering independent verification alongside Cuds on Coins. Philadelphia Mint. Cataloged and verified by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• Cross reference number: VNC-1893-1R. 11/01/2013.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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