RCD-1c-1955-02 Retained Cud

Description

Unlike most retained cuds in this catalog, RCD-1c-1955-02 affects the obverse die — the absence of an "R" suffix signals that the rim fracture occurred on Victor David Brenner's Lincoln portrait side rather than the wheat-ears reverse. Cross-referenced as JCc-55_170 in the Jim Caldwell catalog, this is the second obverse retained cud documented for the 1955 Philadelphia Wheat Cent. The 1955 date is legendary in Lincoln Cent collecting as the year of the DDO-001 — the dramatic Doubled Die Obverse that ranks among the most famous error coins in American numismatics. That celebrated variety drove intense scrutiny of the entire 1955 cent output, and the heightened examination likely contributed to thorough documentation of other die anomalies including retained cuds. An obverse retained cud on a 1955 cent affects the portrait or lettering elements of the coin's face, and its specific location relative to IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, or the date would be critical to authentication and attribution. Philadelphia Mint production. Cataloged and verified by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Charity & Chris Welch
• Cross reference number: JCc-55_170. 09/01/2013.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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