CU-1C-1982D-49 Cud

Description

Forty-ninth in the Cuds on Coins census for the 1982 Denver Mint Lincoln Memorial cent, CU-1C-1982D-49 demonstrates the truly remarkable extent to which this date has been documented for die rim failures on the Zinc Large Date subtype. Approaching fifty confirmed cud varieties for a single issue is a census depth that few dates in any denomination can match, and it speaks to the confluence of several factors: enormous production volume at the Denver Mint during the 1982 composition transition, the inherent vulnerability of die rims under high-speed striking, and decades of persistent searching by error coin specialists. Each of the forty-nine entries represents a distinct working die that experienced terminal rim fracture, and distinguishing CU-1C-1982D-49 from its forty-eight predecessors required detailed geometric analysis of break position, angular extent, and any associated die cracks or secondary markers. The coin was struck from the copper-plated zinc composition introduced mid-1982 at 2.5 grams, substantially lighter than the 3.1-gram copper cents produced earlier that same year. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by George dePozgay
• CU-1C-1982D-49
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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