CU-5c-1982P-04 Cud

Description

Documented by the Cuds on Coins reference catalog, CU-5c-1982P-04 is a cud error on a 1982-P Jefferson Nickel — a major die break at the rim where a piece of the die fractured and separated completely, leaving a void in the die face that produced a raised, featureless blob of metal on every subsequent strike. Cross-referenced as JNC-82P-1 in the Thurman and Margolis Cud Book numbering system, with an additional cross-reference to See ADC-5C-1982-01 (documented 10/12/2018), linking this cud to a related atypical die clash variety on the same die pair. A community comment provides insight into the die's deterioration sequence: the obverse die crack visible on this coin is the start of the die break that will eventually become the Stage B "black arrows" break — establishing a progression timeline where the Stage A cud documented here represents an earlier point in the die's failure than the more advanced Stage B condition. The 1982-P Jefferson Nickel marks a significant year in the series, as 1982 was the year the Philadelphia Mint first began adding the P mintmark to nickels following the Mint Act of 1978. Struck in copper-nickel composition — 75% copper and 25% nickel — weighing 5.00 grams with a diameter of 21.21 mm. Felix Schlag designed the Jefferson portrait obverse and Monticello reverse. The connection between this cud and the ADC-5C-1982-01 atypical die clash documents a die that experienced multiple types of failure during its service life — first a clash event, then progressive cracking that eventually developed into a full rim cud — providing a comprehensive case study of die deterioration under production conditions.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Keith Christenson
• Cross reference number: JNC-82P-1. See ADC-5C-1982-01. 10/12/2018.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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