CU-1c-1982-10 (SD) Cud

Description

Designated CU-1c-1982-10 (SD) — note the space before the parenthetical subtype indicator, a formatting convention that distinguishes this entry from the more common no-space format used elsewhere in the catalog — this cud appears exclusively on the Zinc Small Date subtype at 2.5 grams with the compact date numerals. Unlike the majority of entries in this batch, CU-1c-1982-10 (SD) stands as a single rather than one half of a Bronze/Zinc pair, meaning the die that developed this rim fracture either entered service after the bronze planchet supply had been fully exhausted or was retired before any bronze blanks passed through the press. The absence of a bronze counterpart narrows the production window for this die to the period when only zinc planchets were being fed to presses running the small date tooling — a phase that sits relatively late in the 1982 Philadelphia production calendar. The Zinc Small Date is widely recognized as one of the scarcer 1982 varieties in circulated condition, and cuds on this subtype carry a correspondingly higher interest level among specialists who track die failure distribution across the year's four Philadelphia configurations. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

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