CU-1c-1982-52 Cud

Description

Adding the Bronze Small Date dimension to CU-1c-1982-52, this specimen at 3.1 grams on the 95% copper alloy with the compact date numerals is the second of three entries sharing this census number. The Bronze Small Date subtype is particularly noteworthy in a triple-subtype context because it sits at the intersection of two production variables — the pre-transition bronze composition and the compact small date punch — making it the configuration most tightly constrained by production scheduling. For this subtype to appear alongside both Zinc Small Date and Bronze Large Date under the same census number, the die must have operated during a period when small date tooling was paired with bronze planchets and also during intervals when both zinc small date and bronze large date planchets were being fed, a sequence that implies either a broad operational window for the fractured die or an unusually flexible planchet routing arrangement at the press. The solid copper-zinc alloy fills the interior cud region with homogeneous metal whose surface develops natural brown patina without the plating complications of its zinc counterpart. This entry carries no independent cross-references from external attribution frameworks. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

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

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