CU-1c-1982-67 (SD) Cud

Description

Shifting to the Small Date subtype for this single entry, CU-1c-1982-67 (SD) on the Zinc Small Date at 2.5 grams carries the cross-reference JCc-82_17-SD — a designation whose "-SD" suffix explicitly encodes the subtype within the JCc numbering convention, distinguishing it from the unsuffixed JCc codes used for Large Date entries earlier in the sequence. The _17 position in the JCc Small Date catalog places this die break among a much smaller inventory than the Large Date entries that dominate the census, consistent with the narrower production window and smaller die deployment for the Small Date configuration at the Philadelphia Mint in 1982. As a single entry without a bronze counterpart, CU-67 (SD) documents a die fracture that was cataloged on the zinc composition alone — either because the fractured die operated exclusively during the post-transition zinc production phase on small date tooling, or because any bronze examples were never submitted for verification. On the copper-plated zinc planchet with the compact small date numerals, the interior cud's raised plateau fills the die void with layered material, and the compact date must be verified visually against large date reference images to confirm the subtype assignment. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Marvin L
• Cross reference: JCc-82_17-SD. 02/01/2018.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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