CU-1c-1982-22(LD) Cud

Description

Completing the CU-1c-1982-22(LD) pair on the Bronze Large Date at 3.1 grams with the wider date numerals, this interior cud documents the same die fracture on the heavier traditional alloy. The twenty-second paired entry in the Large Date series continues to build what is arguably the most comprehensive die failure dataset for any single subtype of any United States coin — a collection of documented fracture geometries that charts the mechanical life and death of dozens of individual dies across a single year's production run. Each bronze entry in these pairs carries a dual identity: it is both a cataloged die variety with its own census position and a material witness to the pre-transition era of copper cent production, its solid 95% copper composition linking it to the Lincoln cent's original 1909 specification. For the collector seeking to distinguish this entry from neighboring census numbers like CU-21(LD) and CU-23, precise angular positioning of the die break relative to fixed design landmarks — the tip of Lincoln's bust, specific legend letters, the date numerals themselves — provides the primary differentiation, with the fracture's radial depth and arc length serving as secondary confirming characteristics. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Joe Koelling
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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