DC-25c-2013P-01R(PVM) Die Chip

Description

Documented by Cuds on Coins as DC-25c-2013P-01R(PVM), this die chip variety appears on the 2013-P Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial quarter from the America the Beautiful series (2010-2021). The catalog designation breaks down systematically: DC indicates a die chip (as opposed to CU for a full cud), 25c identifies the quarter denomination, 2013P specifies the Philadelphia Mint issue, 01R denotes the first documented reverse die chip for this date-mint, and PVM references the Perry's Victory Memorial design. Die chips occur when a small piece of the die face breaks away, leaving a void that fills with metal during striking and produces a raised irregular blob on the finished coin — distinct from the larger retained cud breaks that involve die fractures extending to the rim. The Perry's Victory quarter reverse, designed by Don Everhart, depicts the 352-foot Doric column of the Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial on South Bass Island in Lake Erie, Ohio, commemorating Oliver Hazard Perry's naval victory in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. The America the Beautiful quarter program featured five different national sites each year from 2010 through 2021, struck in standard copper-nickel clad composition — 8.33% nickel over a pure copper core — weighing 5.67 grams with a diameter of 24.3 mm and a reeded edge. No other cross-references have been established for this die chip variety, making the Cuds on Coins catalog the primary attribution source for collectors seeking to identify this specific die deterioration feature on the Perry's Victory reverse.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Sandy Peters
• Cross reference: none. Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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