1994 (P) Washington Quarter - RCD-25c-1994P-02 Retained Cud

Description

Second retained cud documented for the 1994 Philadelphia Mint Washington Quarter, this variety was cataloged by Cuds on Coins on 09/02/2018. A retained cud forms when a section of the die rim cracks and breaks free of the die body but is held in place, continuing to strike coins with the broken fragment still in position. The result is a coin showing a visible crack line near the rim with the design still present in the raised area, distinct from a full cud where the fragment falls out entirely and leaves a smooth, design-free raised mass. The cross-reference designation RCD-25c-1994P-02 follows the systematic Cuds on Coins nomenclature: RCD for retained cud, 25c for the denomination, 1994P for the date and mint, and -02 indicating the second such variety documented for this issue. The 1994-P Washington Quarter was struck during the later years of the original John Flanagan design that had been in continuous production since 1932, six years before the State Quarter program would introduce rotating reverse designs. High-volume production at Philadelphia consumed many die pairs, and the cumulative stress of repeated striking eventually caused rim fractures on some dies. Two retained cuds from a single date-and-mint combination demonstrates that multiple dies developed rim failures during the 1994 production run.

Cross References

• Cross reference: RCD-25c-1994P-02 “Retained Cud”. 09/02/2018.

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