CU-5c-1973-04 Cud

Description

A cud error occurs when a fragment of die steel breaks away from the rim area, leaving a void in the die that strikes coins with a featureless raised blob at the corresponding location. CU-5c-1973-04 documents the fourth cataloged cud variety on the 1973 Jefferson Nickel, part of the original Felix Schlag design series produced from 1938 through 2003. Cuds originate at the die's rim — the structurally weakest zone where the die face meets the collar channel — and the resulting raised area extends to the coin's edge rather than appearing as an isolated lump within the design field. The 1973 Jefferson Nickel was struck without a mint mark at Philadelphia, as P-mint marks on nickels had been discontinued after the wartime silver alloy issues of 1942-1945 and would not return until 1980. Production volume reached 384.396 million pieces, a substantial output ensuring heavy die utilization and the kind of rim-area stress that produces cud failures. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Fred Weinberg
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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