CU-1C-1798-08 Cud

Description

Eight documented cuds for the 1798/7 Overdate Draped Bust Cent constitute one of the most extensively cataloged cud populations for any early American coin — a concentration that speaks to both the die's prolonged use and the intensity of collector study applied to this issue. Each cud represents an independent rim fracture, and the accumulation of eight such failures across the die's working life suggests the die was kept in service even as rim sections progressively broke away, a practice consistent with the early Mint's limited die supply. The overdate mechanism — an 8 carefully punched over the 7 in a reused 1797-dated die — made this die doubly significant: it carried both the evidence of date modification and the record of escalating structural failure. For collectors of early American copper, the 1798/7 overdate is already a desirable variety, and the presence of multiple cud stages adds further dimension to its study. This eighth and final documented cud may represent one of the last strikes from a die whose rim had deteriorated substantially. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, the variety closes the documented cud sequence for this notable early American die pairing.

Attribution History

• CU-1C-1798-08
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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