PC-25c-1999P-01R(GA) Pre-Cud

Description

Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, the PC-25c-1999P-01R(GA) is the first documented reverse pre-cud on the 1999-P Georgia State Quarter — one of the inaugural five state quarters that launched the most popular commemorative coin program in American history. The parenthetical (GA) identifies the specific state design, as 1999 saw quarters for Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut. Georgia's reverse, designed by T. James Ferrell, features a peach, the state outline, a banner, and the state motto "Wisdom, Justice, Moderation." The "01R" designation confirms this as the first reverse pre-cud, meaning the rim crack appeared on the die bearing Georgia's unique design. Pre-cuds appear as raised hairline cracks at the rim, indicating early-stage die failure before a fragment separates. The State Quarter program generated enormous collector interest from 1999 to 2008, and die varieties on the debut-year issues carry particular historical significance as the earliest die failures documented on a program that would eventually encompass all fifty states. Pre-cuds on state quarter reverses interact with each state's unique design elements, making them visually distinct from generic Washington Quarter obverse varieties.

Attribution History

• Discovered by James Fines
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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