CU-1c-1982-39(SD) Cud

Description

Documented under three separate catalog identities, CU-1c-1982-39(SD) on the Bronze Small Date at 3.1 grams carries confirmed cross-references to LC-82 SD-3 Cu and JCc-82_14SD — placing this die break among a select group of Small Date cuds independently verified by attribution bodies outside the Cuds on Coins census. The "SD-3" component in the LC framework reveals that this was only the third Small Date copper entry cataloged in that system, an early sequence position that suggests the fracture was conspicuous enough to attract documentation well before the subtype-specific census expanded into its current depth. On the bronze planchet with the compact date numerals, this interior cud fills the die void with solid 95% copper-zinc alloy whose warm reddish surface integrates with the surrounding design field without any compositional discontinuity. The JCc-82_14SD cross-reference provides an additional lookup pathway whose alphanumeric structure encodes year, sequence number, and subtype in a single compact string. Together, these three designations give collectors and researchers convergent identification routes for the same physical die break on this increasingly scarce bronze composition. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• Cross reference number: LC-82 SD-3 Cu, JCc-82_14SD. 10/01/2013.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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