CU-5c-1976-01 Cud

Description

Cross-referenced as JNC-76-1 in the specialized Jefferson Nickel Cud registry, CU-5c-1976-01 represents the first documented cud on the 1976 Philadelphia Jefferson Nickel. The bicentennial year of 1976 saw special dual-dated "1776-1976" commemorative designs on the quarter, half dollar, and dollar denominations — but the nickel retained its standard Felix Schlag design without modification, making 1976 nickel production a normal-year output amid the broader commemorative celebration. Philadelphia struck 367,124,000 Jefferson Nickels in 1976, a moderate production level that reflected stabilizing demand after the chaotic coin shortage of the mid-1960s. Cuds on Coins cataloged this variety within their comprehensive die break registry, and the JNC-76-1 cross-reference enables researchers to locate this entry in both the general cud catalog and the denomination-specific Jefferson Nickel tracking system. The cud formed through standard rim fracture mechanics: cyclic stress from repeated high-speed striking created fatigue cracks at the die's peripheral edge, and a section of die steel eventually fractured and separated, leaving a void that produced the characteristic raised featureless blob on all coins struck after the break occurred. As the sole documented cud for the 1976 date, CU-5c-1976-01 provides the complete known population of rim breaks for Jefferson Nickel dies used in that year's Philadelphia production run, and its JNC cross-reference integrates it into the historical die failure record for the denomination.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Fred Weinberg
• Cross reference number: JNC-76-1
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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