CU-1c-1982-01(LD) Cud

Description

Cataloged under the subtype-specific numbering system as CU-1c-1982-01(LD), this cud appears on the Bronze Large Date subtype — the heavier 95% copper alloy at 3.1 grams paired with the wider date numerals. The "(LD)" suffix in the census designation explicitly identifies the Large Date punch style, a convention adopted when cuds from the same census number appear across multiple compositions. This entry and its zinc counterpart sharing the same CU-1c-1982-01(LD) number illustrate a distinctive feature of the 1982 cud census: because Philadelphia used both bronze and zinc planchets during overlapping production windows, a single die could potentially strike coins on either alloy, and the same rim fracture pattern can therefore be cataloged on both compositions. For the bronze version documented here, the die break manifests on a planchet whose higher copper content produces a warmer, more reddish surface tone and whose greater weight — 0.6 grams heavier than its zinc counterpart — gives it a noticeably different hand feel. The Bronze Large Date was the first 1982 configuration to enter production and accumulated the most die hours of any subtype. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Mike Diamond
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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