2005 (P) California State Quarter - CU-25c-2005P-03(CA) Rim Cud

Description

When part of the die's rim gutter was lost during production, this 2005-P California State Quarter received a raised interruption in the design rim that tracks the rim's course -- the defining characteristic of a rim cud error. Cataloged as CU-25c-2005P-03(CA) by Cuds on Coins, this particular cud represents a rim break variety for the 2005-P California quarter. No cross-references have been established with other cataloging systems as of the listing date of 02/09/2021. The California State Quarter, released in 2005 as the thirty-first coin in the 50 State Quarters program, depicts John Muir admiring Yosemite's Half Dome with a California condor soaring overhead, a design by Don Everhart. Philadelphia struck 257.2 million California quarters that year, and while that mintage is substantial, documented cud errors represent an extremely small fraction of the total output. Cud varieties have developed a dedicated collector following because each represents a unique moment of die failure, and larger cuds command proportionally higher premiums. Authentication of rim cuds focuses on confirming that the raised area interrupts the design rim and tracks its course, distinguishing true cuds from die chips, struck-through errors, or post-mint damage.

Cross References

• Cross reference: none. 02/09/2021.

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