CU-1C-1981-12 Cud

Description

Twelfth in the Cuds on Coins registry for the 1981 Philadelphia cent, CU-1C-1981-12 belongs to a census that has now surpassed one dozen confirmed cud varieties for this single date. The accumulation of twelve distinct die breaks reflects the fundamental reality of high-volume coinage production: with tens of millions of strikes required to fill annual production orders, even a small percentage of dies reaching terminal rim failure translates to numerous cud-producing dies across the inventory. Each of these twelve entries occupies a unique position in the rim break spectrum — some may be small chips confined to a narrow arc, while others might extend across significant portions of the rim, obliterating letters or portions of the design. CU-1C-1981-12 was verified as distinct through positional analysis that confirmed its break did not overlap with any of the eleven previously cataloged entries. The 1981 Philadelphia cent was struck from 95% copper planchets at 3.1 grams, the final full year for this specification before the dramatic 1982 composition change. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Marvin L
• CU-1C-1981-12
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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