1994 (P) Washington Quarter - CU-25c-1994P-06 Rim Cud

Description

Sixth documented rim cud for the 1994 Philadelphia Mint Washington Quarter, this entry continues the sequence of die rim failures tracked for a date that has proven relatively productive for cud discoveries. A rim cud represents the loss of part of the die's rim gutter: on the coin it appears as a raised interruption in the design rim that tracks the rim's course. Six cuds from the 1994-P exceeds the typical count for most date-and-mint combinations in the Washington Quarter series, pointing to either thorough examination or production conditions that accelerated die rim fatigue. The 1994 quarter predates the State Quarters program by five years, meaning the reverse still bore the original eagle design in production for over six decades. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, CU-25c-1994P-06 sits between the fifth and seventh documented cuds, forming part of a cluster of rim failure documentation providing researchers with data on die mortality during mid-1990s Philadelphia quarter production.

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