CU-25c-2001P-04R(KY) Rim Cud

Description

Documented by Cuds on Coins as CU-25c-2001P-04R(KY) on August 16, 2017, this reverse rim cud on the 2001-P Kentucky State Quarter represents the fourth cataloged reverse cud for this date and mint combination. Kentucky was the 15th state honored in the State Quarters program, with a reverse design by T. James Ferrell depicting the thoroughbred horse Alysheba behind a fence with the Federal Hill mansion (the inspiration for "My Old Kentucky Home") in the background. Philadelphia struck approximately 353 million Kentucky quarters in 2001, a production volume reflecting the enormous collector demand that characterized the program's early years, when the novelty of five new reverse designs annually drove both collecting and hoarding. No additional cross-reference number has been assigned beyond the Cuds on Coins designation. The reverse design's combination of architectural elements (the mansion and fence), the horse figure, and open field areas means that the visual impact of a rim cud depends heavily on its position — a cud intersecting the horse or mansion creates a more dramatic variety than one affecting only the peripheral lettering or open background. Rim cuds on State Quarters have a dedicated collector following because the 50-state program created an easily defined and finitely bounded collecting universe where every variety can be slotted into a specific state, year, and mint matrix.

Attribution History

• Discovered by James D Wright
• Cross reference number: none. 08/16/2017.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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