CU-25c-2015P-01R(KI) Rim Cud

Description

First documented reverse rim cud on the 2015 Philadelphia Mint Kisatchie National Park Quarter, this die break variety preserves the moment a piece of the reverse die rim fractured and separated, leaving a cavity that filled with metal during striking to produce a raised featureless mass at the coin's edge. The parenthetical "KI" in the catalog number identifies this specifically as the Kisatchie design, distinguishing it from other 2015 America the Beautiful quarters that share the same date. Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana was one of five sites honored in the 2015 installment of the America the Beautiful Quarters series, which ran from 2010 through 2021 with five new reverse designs each year. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, CU-25c-2015P-01R(KI) establishes the baseline entry for Kisatchie cuds from Philadelphia. The high production volumes of the America the Beautiful program ensured that die stress and rim fractures remained a regular occurrence across the series, and the systematic documentation of cuds by design, date, and mint provides researchers with data on die failure frequency across different reverse compositions and production runs.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chris Freda
• Cross reference: none. Kisatchie National Forest.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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