CU-1c-1982-20(LD) Cud

Description

Reaching the twentieth entry in the subtype-specific Large Date catalog, CU-1c-1982-20(LD) on the Bronze Large Date subtype marks a round-number milestone that underscores the depth of die failure documentation for the 1982 Philadelphia cent. Twenty distinct cud die breaks cataloged within a single subtype — the Bronze Large Date — is a total that exceeds the entire cud census for many complete Lincoln cent date ranges spanning a decade or more. The Bronze Large Date's outsized representation reflects its dominant position in Philadelphia's 1982 die inventory: as the first configuration in production and the longest-running before the mid-year changes, it accumulated more die service hours than any other subtype, and every additional hour of die operation increased the probability of the terminal rim fractures documented in this catalog. At 3.1 grams in the 95% copper alloy with the wider date numerals, this specimen represents the final generation of the copper-era Lincoln cent — a composition that had defined the denomination since 1909 and was in its last months of production when this die fractured. The milestone of twenty Bronze Large Date entries in the subtype-specific system invites reflection on the systematic effort required to build such a catalog. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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