PC-1c-1909-12R Pre-Cud

Description

Bearing the Cuds on Coins designation PC-1c-1909-12R, this pre-cud extends the die failure record for the inaugural 1909 Lincoln Wheat Cent struck at Philadelphia. The twelfth pre-cud for this date underscores the depth of die variety research applied to the first year of a design whose historical significance attracts exhaustive scrutiny from specialists. A pre-cud captures a die in the advanced stages of structural compromise, where a major crack has developed but the die face remains intact. Each strike forces planchet metal into the growing fissure, leaving a raised hairline on the finished coin that maps the fracture path through the die steel. This stage immediately precedes retained cud or full cud formation, making pre-cuds valuable markers in the progressive die failure sequence. The 1909 VDB Philadelphia cent was struck from 95% copper, 5% tin-zinc bronze. Pre-cuds from this year are sought by collectors who appreciate both the mechanical narrative of die deterioration and the historical weight of the first Lincoln cent production.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Keith Christenson
• Cross reference: none. 02/20/2019.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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