CU-1c-1982-27(SD) Cud

Description

Completing the Small Date pair at census number CU-1c-1982-27(SD), this zinc version at 2.5 grams on the copper-plated zinc planchet with the compact date numerals documents the same die fracture on the post-transition composition. The Zinc Small Date is widely recognized among Lincoln cent specialists as one of the scarcer 1982 varieties in circulated grades, and cuds cataloged on this subtype carry a correspondingly elevated interest level among collectors who track die failure distribution across all four Philadelphia configurations. The paired nature of this entry with its bronze counterpart establishes a tight production chronology: the fractured die operated during the precise interval when both bronze and zinc planchets were being fed to presses running the small date tooling, a window narrower than the overlap period for Large Date dies because the small date punch itself had a more limited deployment. On the zinc planchet, the interior cud's displaced metal consists of the layered copper-over-zinc material, and the transition zone where the copper plating bridges from intact design to raised cud surface can exhibit micro-textures visible under moderate magnification. The compact date numerals must be confirmed visually to distinguish this entry from the similarly weighted Zinc Large Date cuds that dominate the surrounding census numbers. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

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

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