CU-1C-1953S-01R Cud

Description

First reverse cud documented for the 1953 San Francisco Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent, this die break variety establishes the baseline entry in the cud catalog for one of the late S-mint cent dates. A cud forms through the complete separation of a die rim fragment, creating a void that fills with metal during striking to produce the characteristic raised featureless mass at the coin's edge. As the first cataloged reverse cud for 1953-S, this variety may represent either the most prominent or the earliest discovered rim break for this date and mint. San Francisco's cent production in the 1950s was modest compared to Philadelphia and Denver, with lower mintage figures that translate to fewer total die pairs used and correspondingly fewer opportunities for die rim fractures — making cuds from S-mint dates somewhat less common than their P and D counterparts. The 1953 date falls during the post-war era when the Wheat Cent series was approaching its final years, with just five more production years remaining before the 1959 transition to the Memorial reverse. Cross-referenced as CU-1C-1953S-01R and cataloged by Cuds on Coins, this inaugural cud for the 1953-S date documents the first confirmed instance of reverse die rim failure during San Francisco's 1953 cent production run.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Charity & Chris Welch
• CU-1C-1953S-01R
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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