CU-1c-1803-06R Cud

Description

Sixth reverse cud documented on the 1803 Draped Bust Cent with the 100/000 fraction, CU-1c-1803-06R continues building an impressively detailed die failure census for this early American large cent date. Six reverse cuds on a single die variety from the early nineteenth century represents remarkable documentation depth, considering these coins were struck over two hundred years ago and the screw-press technology available at the Philadelphia Mint produced far fewer coins per die than modern high-speed presses. The 1803 large cent with the 100/000 fraction, where the denominator received an extra zero during punch application, has attracted sustained collector and researcher attention that has driven systematic die break documentation well beyond what most Draped Bust dates receive. Robert Scot's Liberty portrait and wreath reverse, hand-engraved for each die pair, exhibit a consistency of style that helps researchers attribute breaks to specific dies despite the passage of centuries. No additional cross-references exist beyond the Cuds on Coins primary designation. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, CU-1c-1803-06R demonstrates that systematic die break classification methodology can be productively applied even to the earliest decades of United States cent production, where surviving populations are limited and specimens often show substantial environmental deterioration.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Friscomint1793 on eBay
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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