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

Description

When a section of the die rim fractured and broke away during production, this 2005-P California State Quarter received a raised, featureless blob of metal along its edge -- the defining characteristic of a rim cud error. Cataloged as CU-25c-2005P-03(CA) by Cuds on Coins, this particular cud represents the third documented 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. Rim cuds form when metal flows into the void left by the missing die fragment, producing an area devoid of design detail that contrasts sharply with the adjacent struck features. 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 that obscure significant portions of the design command proportionally higher premiums. Authentication of rim cuds focuses on confirming that the raised area is genuinely featureless and connects to the rim, distinguishing true cuds from die chips, struck-through errors, or post-mint damage.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Steven Young
• Cross reference: none. 02/09/2021.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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