DC-10c-2014P-02R Die Chip

Description

Documented by Cuds on Coins under the designation DC-10c-2014P-02R, this 2014-P Roosevelt Dime variety exhibits reverse die chips described as "Black Arrows" distributed across the full reverse — a distinctive presentation where multiple small pieces of the die surface broke away at various positions, each leaving a raised bump on the struck coin at the corresponding location. The "Black Arrows" annotation on the reference photograph indicates the specific positions of each die chip across the reverse design, creating a constellation of raised irregularities scattered among the elements of John R. Sinnock's familiar torch, olive branch, and oak branch composition. Die chips differ from cuds in scale and location: while cuds involve major rim breaks, die chips are smaller fractures that can occur anywhere on the die face, and a die showing multiple chips across its full reverse surface indicates progressive deterioration that affected the die broadly rather than at a single stress point. The "02R" suffix confirms this is the second cataloged reverse die chip variety for the 2014-P Roosevelt Dime, with no additional cross-references known. The 2014-P dime was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in copper-nickel clad composition (2.27 grams, 17.9 mm diameter), part of the standard annual production of one of America's most commonly encountered denominations. Despite the coin's everyday ubiquity, die chip varieties with the dramatic full-reverse distribution pattern described here are relatively scarce and provide tangible evidence of die degradation during high-speed coinage operations.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Angel Luna
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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