PC-1c-1934D-05R Pre-Cud

Description

Cataloged as the fifth pre-cud for the 1934 Denver Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent, PC-1c-1934D-05R preserves a retained die crack on the reverse die, as indicated by the R suffix in the catalog code. The R designation distinguishes reverse-die pre-cuds from obverse-die varieties within the Cuds on Coins system, providing collectors with immediate information about which side of the coin to examine. Pre-cuds capture the intermediate stage of die failure where a crack has extended from the die's rim toward the interior but the fractured segment has not yet separated, producing a raised hairline on struck coins. The 1934 Denver Mint issue falls within the Depression Era of the Lincoln Wheat Cent series, when mintages had declined from the peaks of the late 1920s — the Denver facility struck 28,446,000 cents that year. Victor David Brenner's obverse Lincoln portrait pairs with the reverse wheat stalks design that defined the series from 1909 to 1958. Struck in 95% copper and 5% tin-and-zinc at 3.11 grams. The catalog code reads PC (pre-cud), 1c (denomination), 1934D (year and mint), 05 (fifth documented pre-cud for this date-mint), and R (reverse). Turn the coin to the reverse and examine the rim area for the fine raised line marking the retained crack's path inward from the edge.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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