CU-1c-1844-01 Rim Cud

Description

Among the earliest documented cud varieties in the large cent series, CU-1c-1844-01 from CudsOnCoins records a rim cud on an 1844 Braided Hair Coronet Head Cent. Christian Gobrecht designed the Braided Hair type, struck from 1839 through 1857 as the final iteration of the United States large cent. These hefty copper coins, approximately 28 millimeters in diameter, were the workhorse denomination of antebellum American commerce. The 1844 issue was produced at the Philadelphia Mint — the only operating facility for cent production during this era. Cuds on pre-Civil War copper coinage carry particular significance because the dies were manufactured by hand-engraving and early hubbing techniques, and the softer die steel of the period was more susceptible to rim fractures than modern tool steel. A rim cud manifests as a raised, featureless area along the coin's edge where the die broke. Surviving examples from the 1840s are scarce, as nearly two centuries of circulation, corrosion, and attrition have reduced the population of identifiable cud varieties on large cents to a small number of documented specimens.

Attribution History

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

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