CU-1C-1935-07 Cud

Description

Seventh documented cud for the 1935 Lincoln Wheat Cent, this die break demonstrates that the mid-Depression recovery year saw a moderate frequency of rim fractures consistent with its production volume. With a mintage of approximately 245 million cents at Philadelphia, the 1935 date required a substantial number of die pairs — each subject to the cyclic mechanical stress that can lead to rim fractures. CU-1C-1935-07 records the seventh distinct die to develop a complete rim separation for this date, cataloged by Cuds on Coins. Seven cuds represents a middle ground in the Wheat Cent cud spectrum — more than the one or two known for low-mintage dates like 1931-S, but far fewer than the dozens documented for wartime production years. The mechanism remains identical regardless of frequency: the die rim fractures under repeated compressive loading, a piece separates from the die body, and the resulting cavity fills with planchet metal during subsequent strikes to produce the raised featureless mass. The 1935 cent was struck in standard bronze composition at the Philadelphia Mint, where die sets were manufactured and used under normal peacetime production conditions. Each of the seven documented cuds originated from a separate die pair, making individual cud varieties scarcer than the aggregate host coin population suggests.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• CU-1C-1935-07
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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