CU-1C-1982D-42 Rim Cud

Description

Bearing the rim cud classification and the remarkably high census number of 42, CU-1C-1982D-42 attests to the exceptional depth of cud documentation for the 1982 Denver Mint Lincoln Memorial cent on the Zinc Large Date subtype. Forty-two confirmed cud varieties for a single date, mint, and composition combination is an extraordinary total that reflects both the massive volume of 1982-D cent production and the sustained efforts of error coin searchers over more than four decades. As a rim cud, this variety's die break is confined to the coin's outermost edge, producing a narrow raised irregularity along the border rather than a broad featureless area extending into the design field. The rim cud designation requires particularly precise positional documentation to distinguish it from the dozens of other cataloged breaks for this date, some of which may occur at nearby but distinct angular positions along the rim. The 1982 Denver cent was struck from copper-plated zinc planchets weighing 2.5 grams — the new composition that replaced the traditional copper alloy mid-year. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Pete Apple
• CU-1C-1982D-42
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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