CU-1c-1982-30(SD) Rim Cud

Description

Pairing with the bronze specimen under CU-1c-1982-30(SD), this rim cud on the Zinc Small Date at 2.5 grams captures the same peripheral die fracture on the lighter copper-plated zinc planchet with the compact date numerals. The combination of rim cud geometry and Small Date attribution creates a particularly demanding identification challenge: the searcher must first notice the subtle peripheral anomaly — a narrow strip of raised metal along the coin's edge that lacks design detail — and then confirm the host coin's subtype through both weight verification and date numeral inspection. Many rim cuds on small-denomination coins pass unnoticed because their visual footprint occupies only a small arc of the coin's circumference, easily dismissed as minor edge contact from roll storage or counting machines. The zinc planchet adds a compositional layer to the diagnostic process: where the copper plating stretches over the rim cud's raised strip, it may thin slightly, and under magnification the transition from plated surface to exposed zinc core can occasionally be detected at the fracture boundary — a feature absent from the homogeneous bronze version. For the specialist assembling a complete set of 1982 Small Date cuds, this rim cud pair on the SD subtype diversifies the fracture types represented beyond the interior cuds that dominate the catalog. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

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

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