CU-1C-1958D-06R Cud

Description

A reverse cud on the 1958 Denver Lincoln Wheat Cent, cataloged as CU-1C-1958D-06R, this variety documents yet another instance of die failure during the final production year of the wheat stalk reverse. The designation 06R indicates it is the sixth cataloged reverse cud for the 1958-D date — a count that reflects both Denver's massive mintage and the systematic cataloging effort that die-break researchers have applied to the Wheat Cent series. Each cud originates from a unique working die, and each records a distinct fracture pattern: the location on the rim, the size of the retained fragment, and the extent to which the break propagated inward from the die's edge all vary from one cataloged specimen to the next. Under magnification, the cud presents as a raised, featureless area where the broken die fragment no longer imparted design detail to the planchet. The surrounding design elements may show flow lines or distortion where metal was displaced into the void left by the fracture. As a late-series Wheat Cent variety, CU-1C-1958D-06R represents the convergence of high-volume production and die fatigue that characterized Denver's operations in the denomination's twilight year.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Pietro Terranova
• CU-1C-1958D-06R
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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