FDC-1c-1974-01 Die Chip

Description

Listed under the catalog number FDC-1c-1974-01 in the Cuds on Coins system, this die chip variety on the 1974 Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Memorial cent carries an extensive set of cross-references: LC-74-01 in The Cud Book (Thurman and Margolis), the floating die clash designation FDC-1c-1974-01, and JCc-7_13, with a documentation date of September 1, 2013. The shared FDC-1c-1974-01 catalog number connects this die chip directly to the floating die clash of the same designation — indicating that both error types originated from the same die and the same failure event. When the die fragment separated (creating the break that this listing documents as a die chip), it subsequently floated between the die pair and impressed its carried design elements onto coins it contacted, producing the floating die clash documented elsewhere in the catalog. This interconnection between a die chip or break and a floating die clash makes FDC-1c-1974-01 a compelling study in progressive die failure: the initial separation of die material, the retention of that fragment within the striking chamber, and the secondary impressions it created before being expelled. The LC-74-01 cross-reference in The Cud Book confirms this variety's long-standing recognition in the error coin literature, and the JCc-7_13 number provides an additional reference point in the JC catalog system. Philadelphia struck approximately 4.23 billion Lincoln cents in 1974 without a mint mark, and this variety represents one of the most historically significant die failures from that production year given its connection to the extremely rare floating die clash phenomenon.

Attribution History

• Cross reference number: LC-74-01, FDC-1c-1974-01, JCc-7_13. 09/01/2013.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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