CU-50c-1983P-06 Rim Cud

Description

Representing a distinct die break event on the 1983 Philadelphia Kennedy half dollar, CU-50c-1983P-06 is one of several rim cuds cataloged for this date and mint, each documenting a separate fracture location on a production die. Rim cuds occur when a piece of the die breaks away at the rim, allowing metal to flow into the gap during striking and producing a raised, featureless blob at the coin's edge. The 1983 Kennedy half dollar was produced exclusively for uncirculated mint sets and was not released into general circulation, which gives error varieties from this year an additional layer of scarcity within the broader Kennedy half dollar population. Each of the documented 1983-P cuds originated from a different die and exhibits breakage at a unique position along the rim, making the complete set of particular interest to specialists tracking die failure patterns. The CU-50c-1983P-06 designation places this variety sixth in the sequence of cataloged rim cuds for the issue, and its location along the rim distinguishes it from the -05, -07, and -08 breaks on other 1983-P dies that round out this notable cluster of die failures.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Rich Werner
• CU-50c-1983P-06; number: none. 04/23/2018.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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