CU-1c-1982-19(LD) Cud

Description

Serving as the bronze twin of CU-1c-1982-19(LD), this interior cud appears on the 95% copper alloy planchet at 3.1 grams with the wider large date numerals. As the nineteenth paired entry in the subtype-specific Large Date series, this cud belongs to a mature phase of the catalog where the most prominent and easily discovered die breaks have long since been documented, and new entries typically emerge from less obvious fracture positions — smaller breaks in less conspicuous locations around the die rim, or fractures whose angular position overlaps closely with previously cataloged entries but whose radial extent or depth profile proves distinct under detailed comparison. The collector's challenge of assembling complete 1982 cud sets across all subtypes becomes more demanding at this census depth: not only must each specimen be located in unsearched material, but its specific die break must be positively matched to the correct census number through comparison against an ever-expanding photographic reference library. On this bronze specimen, the interior cud's raised plateau carries the solid copper-alloy composition and warm surface tone that characterized every Lincoln cent struck before the mid-1982 transition permanently altered the series' metallurgical identity. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by G
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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