CU-10c-1944-04 Cud

Description

Cataloged by Cuds on Coins with the MDC File number sourced from the Thurman and Margolis Cud Book, the CU-10c-1944-04 is a cud error on a 1944 Mercury Dime — a major die break at the rim where a piece of the die broke away during production, creating a raised featureless blob of metal at the edge of the struck coin. Cuds represent one of the most dramatic types of die errors because the missing die section leaves a void in the striking surface, and the metal from the planchet flows into this void under striking pressure, producing an unmistakable raised area that obliterates whatever design elements occupied that portion of the die. No cross-reference numbers to other catalogs are currently known for this variety. The CU-10c designation in the Cuds on Coins numbering system identifies the denomination (10 cents) while the 1944-04 suffix indicates the fourth cataloged cud variety for the 1944 Mercury Dime date. The Mercury Dime — more accurately the Winged Liberty Head Dime — was designed by Adolph A. Weinman, whose obverse depicts Liberty wearing a winged cap symbolizing freedom of thought, while the reverse features a fasces with an olive branch. Struck in 1944 at one of the active U.S. Mint facilities during World War II, the coin is composed of 90% silver and 10% copper, weighing 2.50 grams with a diameter of 17.91 mm. The 1944 Mercury Dime had substantial wartime production volumes across all three operating mints. The Thurman and Margolis reference is a foundational catalog for cud collectors, systematically documenting rim die breaks across all denominations, and its file numbering system provides the organizational framework adopted by the Cuds on Coins database for ongoing documentation of newly discovered varieties.

Attribution History

• Discovered by George dePozsgay
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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