CU-5c-1983P-15A Cud

Description

Fifteenth documented cud on the 1983 Philadelphia Jefferson Nickel, CU-5c-1983P-15A records a major rim die break on a date that saw extraordinary production volume. The "15" sequence number places this among the most heavily documented dates in the Jefferson Nickel cud catalog, indicating that the 1983-P dies experienced frequent rim fractures during their high-speed operation. Philadelphia's nickel production in the early 1980s ran continuously to meet commercial demand following the elimination of the large dollar coin from active circulation, concentrating small-denomination output at record levels. The "A" suffix marks this as the first recorded sub-stage of the fifteenth cud, leaving room for additional stage progressions to be documented on the same die. Felix Schlag's iconic Jefferson portrait and Monticello reverse had been in continuous production for forty-five years by 1983, and the familiarity of the design made die-break varieties on this denomination particularly popular among error collectors who could identify anomalies against a well-known baseline. Cuds on Coins cataloged this variety with no additional cross-references established, and no supplementary die markers or comments have been recorded. The absence of noted die markers beyond the cud itself suggests the rim break may be the primary collectible feature on an otherwise unremarkable die, making the cud the sole attribution diagnostic for this variety.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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