SKH-1c-1960-05(LD) Cud

Description

Linked to the same die as SKH-1c-1960-05(LD), this cud entry on the 1960 Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof Large Date records the stage at which a fragment of the already heavily damaged die separated completely. The original die exhibited an extraordinary concentration of anomalies: the spiked head feature — a die gouge or crack extending from Lincoln's portrait — was accompanied by obverse die chips and a die crack (indicated by black arrows in the reference images) as well as a retained interior die break (RIDB, indicated by white arrows). The progression to a full cud, where the separated fragment leaves a raised, featureless blob of metal, adds yet another chapter to this die's extensive deterioration narrative. The Proof Large Date classification confirms this die operated during proof production at the Philadelphia Mint, where proof dies were typically retired after approximately 3,000 impressions. Given the already advanced state of damage documented in the companion retained-stage listing, the transition to a cud may have occurred relatively quickly in the die's service life. Collectors who assemble both stages of this die hold specimens that document one of the most complex multi-anomaly die failures in the 1960 Lincoln cent proof series.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Bill Carr
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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