CU-1C-1919S-01R Rim Cud

Description

San Francisco's 1919 cent production generated this first documented reverse rim cud for the 1919-S Lincoln Wheat Cent, paralleling the Denver Mint's own 1919-D reverse cud in the same catalog. A rim cud occurs when a section of the die rim separates entirely, leaving a cavity that fills under striking pressure with metal to produce a raised featureless mass at the coin's edge. The "R" suffix identifies the reverse side as the location, where the cud replaces a portion of the Wheat Ears design with a blank raised area. The San Francisco Mint struck cents in smaller quantities than Philadelphia or Denver during this era, and the 1919-S carries a lower mintage that gives it additional collector appeal beyond the die variety itself. Both mint facilities producing documented reverse rim cuds in the same year demonstrates that die rim fatigue was a system-wide phenomenon not limited to any single mint's equipment or procedures. Cross-referenced as CU-1C-1919S-01R, cataloged by Cuds on Coins. The immediate postwar period saw American mints adjusting production volumes to peacetime demand while still operating machinery maintained under wartime conditions.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Keith Christenson
• CU-1C-1919S-01R
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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