CU-1c-1974-02 Cud

Description

Attributed as CU-1c-1974-02 in the Cuds on Coins catalog, this is the second documented rim cud on 1974 Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Memorial cents. The variety carries the cross-reference number JCc-74_13 and was documented on January 23, 2019. These reference numbers allow collectors and dealers to locate this variety across different catalog systems and confirm its formal recognition in the numismatic literature. Cuds form when a portion of the die rim breaks away completely, and the resulting cavity in the die produces a raised, amorphous mass of metal on every coin struck afterward. The 1974 Philadelphia cent — struck without a mint mark in keeping with the convention that prevailed until 1980 — came from a production run of approximately 4.23 billion pieces. This staggering output consumed an enormous number of die pairs, and the cumulative stress of hundreds of thousands of strikes per die made rim fractures a predictable, if not common, outcome. CU-1c-1974-02 documents the second such failure event to be cataloged for the 1974 Philadelphia date, occupying a distinct position on the die rim from CU-1c-1974-01. The JCc-74_13 cross-reference indicates this variety was also documented in the JC cud catalog, providing independent verification of its existence and attributes. Collectors should note the 2019 documentation date, which suggests this variety was either discovered relatively recently or was submitted to the Cuds on Coins service at that time for formal cataloging.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• Cross reference number: JCc-74_13. 01/23/2019.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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