CU-1C-1980-26 Cud

Description

Twenty-sixth in the sequence, CU-1C-1980-26 pushes the 1980 Philadelphia cent cud census deeper into record territory for the Lincoln Memorial series. At this depth, the catalog begins to serve not just as an attribution reference but as a statistical portrait of die mortality at a major U.S. Mint facility during a period of peak circulating coinage demand. The late 1970s and early 1980s saw some of the highest annual cent production figures in American history, and the resulting pressure on die inventories manifested in elevated rates of all die failure types — cracks, chips, and the dramatic rim separations classified as cuds. CU-1C-1980-26 documents one such separation, its specific rim break position and angular extent verified as previously uncataloged. Collectors of this date should note that higher census numbers generally correspond to scarcer varieties, as each successive entry represents a die whose surviving output is progressively less likely to appear in routine searching. Struck from 95% copper alloy with the P mintmark introduced on the cent in 1980. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Geoffrey Noe
• CU-1C-1980-26
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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