CU-25c-2005P-17R(WV) Cud

Description

A second West Virginia State Quarter reverse cud from the 2005-P production, CU-25c-2005P-17R(WV) carries the Cuds on Coins cross-reference JCQ-2005PWV-002 and was recorded on 03/05/2023. The JCQ numbering — matching the same JCQ-2005PWV base designation as CU-25c-2005P-10R(WV) but with the -002 suffix — confirms that John's Coin Questions independently cataloged this as a distinct second entry in their West Virginia quarter cud register, providing dual-source attribution verification. The "17R" in the Cuds on Coins designation indicates this is the 17th overall cataloged cud for the 2005-P quarter (combining all five state designs from that year) and is a reverse die break. Seventeen cuds across a single year's Philadelphia quarter production reflects the substantial die usage inherent in the State Quarters program, where the Mint needed to prepare separate die sets for five different reverse designs annually — each design requiring its own master die, working hubs, and working dies, multiplying the opportunities for rim fractures across the aggregate tooling inventory. The West Virginia reverse by John Mercanti features the New River Gorge Bridge spanning its namesake gorge, framed by rhododendron and the state motto "MONTANI SEMPER LIBERI" ("Mountaineers Are Always Free"), and the cud's reverse placement means it interacts with some portion of this scenic composition. Struck in copper-nickel clad at 5.67 grams, the 2005-P West Virginia Quarter was part of the seventh year of the State Quarters program (1999-2008), which by 2005 had established a massive collector base that drove systematic examination of every state release for errors and varieties.

Attribution History

• Discovered by JC Stevens
• Cross reference number: JCQ-2005PWV-002. 03/05/2023.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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