CU-1c-1804-01B Cud

Description

Among the most historically resonant cud varieties in early American copper, the 1804 Draped Bust cent CU-1c-1804-01B documents a terminal die failure on one of the final issues of this classic design. A cud is a major die break at the rim where a fragment of die steel fractures away, leaving a raised featureless lump at the edge of the coin. Such failures were more common in the early nineteenth century, when die steel quality and press technology were still developing. Cross-referenced as LCC-04-1 and 2R, this variety is documented in the Thurman and Margolis Cud Book with LCC file numbers drawn from that publication. The Draped Bust cent, struck in copper and designed by Robert Scot, ran from 1796 through 1807; the 1804 date falls near the close of the series. Early American copper cents are avidly collected by specialists in colonial and early federal coinage, and die failure varieties command particular interest as artifacts of early mint practice. The raised featureless zone at the rim is the primary visual identifier, with the LCC-04-1 and 2R cross-references connecting this piece to the standard cud reference.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Lance Keigwin
• Cross reference number: LCC-04-1 & 2R.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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