CU-5c-1961D-01 Cud

Description

Denver's 1961 Jefferson Nickel production of approximately 229 million pieces generated the die fatigue conditions that produced this first-cataloged cud for the date. A section of die rim fractured under repeated striking pressure, creating a cavity that produced a raised, featureless mass of metal along the coin's edge — the defining characteristic of a cud error. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins with initial documentation dated September 1, 2013, and carrying no additional cross-references in competing catalogs. The 1961 Denver nickel belongs to the pre-1965 era before the Coinage Act eliminated silver from dimes and quarters, a period when nickel five-cent production remained relatively stable. Identifying this specific cud requires matching its position along the rim — whether adjacent to specific obverse legends, portrait elements, or reverse architectural features of Monticello — against the published photographic reference from Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Louis A
• Cross reference: none. 0901/2013.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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