UDC-25c-1957-01 Cud

Description

First and only cataloged cud for the 1957 Washington Silver Quarter, UDC-25c-1957-01 preserves a die rim failure on a coin struck from the 90% silver, 10% copper composition that defined American circulating coinage from the 1830s through 1964. The UDC prefix distinguishes this from standard CU-designated cuds, placing it within a specific subcategory of the Cuds on Coins classification hierarchy. John Flanagan's Washington obverse portrait, adapted from Jean-Antoine Houdon's 1785 bust of George Washington, had been in continuous production since 1932, and by 1957 the design was well established as one of America's most familiar coin images. Philadelphia struck approximately 46.5 million quarters in 1957, a figure that would seem modest compared to the billions-per-year output that followed the introduction of clad coinage in 1965. The silver composition meant each quarter contained approximately 0.18 troy ounces of silver — a factor that has driven many circulated examples into the melt pot over the decades, making surviving die varieties increasingly significant to collectors. With no additional cross-references established, this solitary cud for the 1957 date stands as the sole documented rim break for a mid-century silver quarter production year. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Reza Buan
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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