CU-1C-1977-11 Cud

Description

Eleventh in the fifteen-entry cud census for the 1977 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial cent, CU-1C-1977-11 was documented by Cuds on Coins. This variety records another terminal rim fracture from a year in which Philadelphia struck approximately 4.47 billion cents — a production volume so vast that it consumed an extraordinary quantity of die pairs and inevitably produced a proportionate number of die failures. Cuds occupy a special place in the error coin collecting community because they represent one of the few error types that are both dramatic in appearance and relatively straightforward to authenticate. The raised mass of extruded metal at the rim is difficult to replicate through post-mint damage, making cuds among the more forgery-resistant error varieties. Each documented cud in the 1977-P census originates from a distinct working die, and the break's angular position, extent, and relationship to adjacent design elements serve as the primary attribution diagnostics. CU-1C-1977-11 carries no cross-references from other attribution services, indicating that its documentation resides exclusively within the Cuds on Coins catalog. Collectors building a 1977-P cud type set will find that the census of fifteen entries provides substantial variety, with breaks distributed across different positions around the die's circumference. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• CU-1C-1977-11
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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