CU-10c-1989P-02R Cud

Description

Cataloged by Cuds on Coins as CU-10c-1989P-02R and cross-referenced as RDC-89P-1 in the Roosevelt Dime Cud registry, this cud variety was struck at the Philadelphia Mint on a 1989 Roosevelt Dime. The RDC cross-reference provides a denomination-specific lookup independent of the primary CU catalog numbering. A cud forms when a section of working die steel fractures under repeated striking pressure and separates from the die face, leaving a cavity that fills with coin metal during each subsequent strike to produce a raised, featureless lump where design detail would normally appear. The -02R designation identifies this as the second cataloged cud for 1989-P Roosevelt Dimes, with the R suffix indicating a reverse die failure. Philadelphia Mint Roosevelt Dimes from this era carry no mintmark. The 1989 Roosevelt Dime was struck in standard clad composition — the bonded copper-nickel formulation used continuously since 1965. The dual catalog coding — CU for the master registry and RDC for the denomination-specific cross-reference — allows researchers to locate this variety through either system.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Fred Weinberg
• Cross reference number: RDC-89P-1. 10/01/2013.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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