2005 (P) West Virginia State Quarter - CU-25c-2005P-09R(WV) Cud

Description

CU-25c-2005P-09R(WV) is a reverse cud documented on the 2005 Philadelphia West Virginia State Quarter. Philadelphia's production of 365,400,000 West Virginia quarters in 2005 generated enormous die consumption, and each die faced millions of high-speed impacts that promoted rim crack initiation and propagation. The New River Gorge Bridge reverse design, with its detailed architectural spans and deep-relief mountain scenery, required dies to maintain sharp detail across complex topography — demanding conditions that may have accelerated die wear and rim fracturing compared to simpler reverse designs. No additional cross-references exist beyond the Cuds on Coins primary designation. The systematic catalog number — with its denomination (25c), date (2005P), sequence number (09), side (R for reverse), and design identifier (WV) — exemplifies the structured naming convention that allows researchers to quickly assess the scope of documented cuds for any given issue. Each cud represents a unique die whose rim fractured at a different location.

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