CU-1C-1958-06 Cud

Description

Forty-nine years of production ended here — CU-1C-1958-06 documents a cud on the last year of the Lincoln Wheat Cent reverse, closing a design run that began in 1909. After 1958, the wheat ears that had flanked ONE CENT on the reverse would yield to Frank Gasparro's Lincoln Memorial design, making every 1958 cent the end of an era. Philadelphia struck approximately 252 million cents in this farewell year, using the standard bronze alloy of 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc. Six cataloged cuds for the date represent a normal incidence of die rim failure at this production volume. For collectors, a cud on the final-year wheat cent combines error appeal with key-date significance — not because 1958 is rare, but because it marks the absolute end of the original reverse design. The raised, featureless plateau left by the broken die section stands in stark contrast to the familiar wheat stalks, a fitting metaphor for a design making its last impressions before retirement. CU-1C-1958-06 is documented by the Cuds on Coins project and cross-referenced under its catalog number, closing the wheat cent chapter.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Keynumis on E-bay
• CU-1C-1958-06
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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