CU-25c-2006P-04R(ND) Cud

Description

Recorded on September 10, 2018, by the Cuds on Coins cataloging team, CU-25c-2006P-04R(ND) documents a reverse cud on the 2006-P North Dakota State Quarter. The (ND) suffix in the catalog code identifies the state-specific reverse design, which depicts two bison grazing beneath a sweeping badlands landscape with the sun on the horizon — one of Donna Weaver's contributions to the 50 State Quarters program. Cuds on modern clad quarters occur when accumulated striking pressure fractures a section of the die rim, and the broken portion either falls away or is ejected, leaving a cavity that produces a raised blank area on subsequent strikes. Philadelphia produced over 305 million North Dakota quarters in 2006, generating substantial die usage and creating opportunities for late-die-state failures. No cross-reference numbers from other attribution services have been assigned to this variety. Collectors seeking this piece should focus on the reverse rim area, looking for an irregular raised blob that interrupts the normal design elements — a feature easily distinguished from die chips or die cracks by its size and the complete obliteration of underlying detail within the affected zone.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• Cross reference number: none. 09/10/2018.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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