CU-1C-1966-17 Cud

Description

Designated CU-1C-1966-17, this seventeenth cud variety for the 1966 Lincoln cent is part of the most extensively cataloged cud population among the three no-mint-mark years. The 1966 date has produced more documented cuds than either 1965 or 1967, a distinction attributable to its position as the peak production year of the era with 2,188,147,783 business strike cents manufactured at the Philadelphia Mint. Cuds vary considerably in their visual impact and collector appeal: a large cud that obliterates a significant portion of the obverse design — part of LIBERTY, a date digit, or a section of Lincoln's portrait — is typically more sought after than a small peripheral break, and the most dramatic examples can command meaningful premiums in the error coin market. However, even modest cuds hold value within the specialized cud collecting community, where completeness within a date is a recognized pursuit. Each cataloged variety represents a die that experienced its own unique rim fracture, and the specific position of the cud on the finished coin serves as the primary identification feature. The Coinage Act of 1965 had removed mint marks from all U.S. coins during this period, meaning 1966 cents bear no mint mark. Cross-referenced as CU-1C-1966-17 and attributed by Cuds on Coins. The cent composition of 95% copper and 5% zinc had been standardized the previous year when tin was eliminated from the alloy. Struck on a 3.11-gram, 19mm planchet.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Keith Christenson
• CU-1C-1966-17
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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