CU-1c-1982-24(LD) Cud

Description

Forming the zinc counterpart of CU-1c-1982-24(LD), this interior cud on the Zinc Large Date subtype at 2.5 grams documents the same die fracture on the post-transition copper-plated zinc planchet with the wider date numerals. Census number 24 in the subtype-specific series caps a systematic survey spanning sixteen census numbers that yielded thirty individual entries through the paired documentation of most die breaks across both alloy compositions. The documentation value of this paired-entry system cannot be overstated: by cataloging the same die failure on both bronze and zinc planchets, the 1982 cud census creates a materials-science dataset embedded within a numismatic catalog, capturing how identical fracture geometries interact with different planchet substrates under identical coining conditions. For the collector who has followed the subtype-specific catalog from CU-1c-1982-01 through this entry at -24, the cumulative record presents a remarkably detailed portrait of die failure across a single year's production — a portrait that grows richer with each new census number confirmed and each Bronze/Zinc pair completed. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

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

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