2005 (P) West Virginia State Quarter - CU-25c-2005P-10R(WV) Cud

Description

Cuds on Coins records this reverse cud on the 2005-P West Virginia State Quarter with the cross-reference JCQ-2005PWV002 and a catalog date of 09/01/2013. The "R" in the designation indicates this is a reverse die break — the cud appears on the West Virginia reverse design by John Mercanti rather than on the standard Washington obverse, placing the raised featureless blob within or adjacent to the scenic depiction of the New River Gorge Bridge and its "New River Gorge" caption that comprise West Virginia's quarter design. Reverse cuds on State Quarters are particularly collected because each of the 50 state reverses has a unique design, meaning a cud's interaction with a specific state's imagery creates a one-of-a-kind visual combination that cannot occur on any other denomination or date. Cuds on Coins also gives it the cross-reference JCQ-2005PWV-002, the same number it gives CU-25c-2005P-17R(WV). The mechanism of cud formation — catastrophic fatigue failure in the die rim where a wedge-shaped fragment breaks free, leaving a void that fills with metal during striking — produces the characteristic raised blob whose size, shape, and position vary from die to die depending on the geometry of the fracture plane and the extent of die metal lost. Struck in copper-nickel clad at 5.67 grams, the 2005-P West Virginia Quarter was one of five state designs released that year alongside California, Minnesota, Oregon, and Kansas. The State Quarters program's popularity generated intense collector scrutiny of every release, leading to systematic documentation of cud varieties across all 50 state designs.

Cross References

• Cross reference number: JCQ-2005PWV002, 09/01/2013.

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