CU-25c-2005P-06R(WV) Cud

Description

Sixth reverse cud on the 2005 Philadelphia West Virginia State Quarter, CU-25c-2005P-06R(WV) documents one of the higher cud concentrations found within a single State Quarter issue. The New River Gorge Bridge reverse design, depicting the massive steel arch spanning the gorge in Fayette County, created deeply incised design elements that may have contributed to elevated die stress and fracture rates. Cuds on Coins cataloged this variety with no additional cross-reference numbers, the "06R" sequence indicating it is the sixth documented reverse rim break for this date-mint-state combination. Six reverse cuds from a single quarter design represents a notable concentration of die failures, suggesting that either the West Virginia reverse die configuration was particularly susceptible to rim fracture or that the production run received unusually thorough examination by variety researchers — or both. The State Quarters program, which issued five new state reverse designs each year from 1999 through 2008, created an unprecedented opportunity for die variety documentation as millions of collectors actively searched circulating coins for errors and varieties. Philadelphia's 2005 West Virginia quarter production contributed to the program's sixth year of releases, and the accumulation of six reverse cuds on this single design provides statistical data about die fracture patterns that researchers can compare against cud populations from other state designs to assess relative die durability across different reverse configurations.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Steve Young
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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