CU-1C-1917D-01R Rim Cud

Description

America entered World War I in April 1917, and Denver Mint cent production that year supported an economy mobilizing for conflict — making this first documented reverse rim cud for the 1917-D Lincoln Wheat Cent a wartime production artifact. A rim cud forms when a section of the die rim fractures completely and the separated fragment leaves a cavity that fills with metal during striking, producing a raised featureless blob at the rim of the finished coin. The "R" suffix identifies the reverse as the affected side, meaning the cud obliterates a portion of Brenner's Wheat Ears design rather than the Lincoln portrait. Wartime production pressures often demanded extended die use, as replacing worn or damaged dies consumed time and resources that were increasingly directed toward military needs. Whether the die stress that produced this cud was exacerbated by wartime production demands is speculative but consistent with the industrial context of 1917. Cross-referenced as CU-1C-1917D-01R, cataloged by Cuds on Coins. The 1917-D cent is collected both as a die variety and as a piece of American wartime numismatic history.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Marvin L
• CU-1C-1917D-01R
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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