2005 (P) West Virginia State Quarter - CU-25c-2005P-15(WV) Rim Cud
Error
Attribution
Discovered by
Chuck Newman
Verified by
Cuds on Coins
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Description
This rim die break on the 2005 Philadelphia Mint West Virginia State Quarter records the loss of part of the die's rim gutter, which appears on the coin as a raised interruption in the design rim that tracks the rim's course. Philadelphia struck hundreds of millions of West Virginia quarters in 2005. The West Virginia quarter, designed by John Mercanti, depicts the New River Gorge Bridge and was released as part of the 50 State Quarters Program (1999-2008). Cuds form through progressive die fatigue as the repeated striking forces concentrate stress at the die rim, where the abrupt edge geometry creates a natural fracture initiation point. Modern quarter production at Philadelphia operates at high speed, cycling through many die pairs during a production run. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins.
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