2005 (P) West Virginia State Quarter - CU-25c-2005P-07R(WV) Cud

Description

CU-25c-2005P-07R(WV), a reverse cud cataloged on the 2005 Philadelphia West Virginia State Quarter, documents a rim-level die fracture. The West Virginia quarter's reverse, featuring the New River Gorge Bridge and credited by NGC to John Mercanti, presented intricate design elements that created stress concentration points in the die during high-speed production. Philadelphia struck 365,400,000 West Virginia quarters in 2005, and the reverse die design may have been particularly susceptible to rim fracturing — possibly due to the deep relief required for the bridge architecture and mountainous landscape. Cuds form when a crack propagating from the die rim causes a section to separate entirely, leaving a cavity that fills with metal during striking to produce the characteristic raised featureless blob. The "07R" designation indicates this is a reverse cud, with the (WV) suffix specifying the West Virginia design within the broader 2005 State Quarter program that also included California, Minnesota, Oregon, and Kansas. No additional cross-references exist beyond the primary CU designation. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, this variety contributes to the comprehensive documentation of die failure patterns across the entire State Quarter program from 1999 through 2008.

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