CU-1C-1969-04 Cud

Description

Designated CU-1C-1969-04 by Cuds on Coins, this cud variety on the 1969 Philadelphia-mint Lincoln Memorial cent documents a die break where a rim-adjacent fragment separated entirely from the die face, leaving a void that filled with unstruck metal during coining. The "-04" sequential number indicates at least four cud varieties have been cataloged for the 1969 no-mintmark cent, reflecting the massive production volume at Philadelphia. A cud permanently removes design detail from every coin struck after the break occurs, replacing it with a raised, featureless plateau whose shape corresponds to the missing die fragment. The Philadelphia Mint's 1969 cent production contributed to the nationwide effort to maintain adequate circulating coinage following the shortage of the mid-1960s, with press operations running at maximum capacity. Under these conditions, dies were sometimes run to extreme terminal states rather than being retired at the first sign of cracking, increasing the probability of developing full cuds. The absence of a mint mark on Philadelphia cents means that cud variety collectors must rely entirely on the die break characteristics and any associated die markers to confirm attribution.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Fred Weinberg
• CU-1C-1969-04
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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