RCD-1C-1863B-150X Retained Cud

Description

Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, the RCD-1C-1863B-150X documents a retained cud at the 1:30 position (150 degrees) on the 1863 Indian Head Cent from Die B — a separate working die from Die A, which also produced retained cuds at the same and different positions. The parallel between Die A's and Die B's 150X entries is notable: two independent dies developing retained cuds at approximately the same rim position suggests that the 1:30 location may be a structurally vulnerable point on 1863 Indian Head Cent dies, potentially corresponding to a design element that creates a stress concentration in the die steel at that angle. Die B is distinguished from Die A by specific die markers that variety specialists use for attribution, though the same copper-nickel composition and Philadelphia Mint production conditions applied to both dies. The 1863 date's multiple dies with multiple retained cuds provides unusually rich die failure data for the Indian Head Cent series — most dates have far fewer documented retained cuds — and the position-based cataloging system allows systematic comparison of fracture locations across different dies from the same production year.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Roth3806 on ebay
• RCD-1C-1863B-150X; none.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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