CU-1C-1982-14 Cud

Description

Among the growing inventory of 1982 Philadelphia cuds documented by the Cuds on Coins census, CU-1C-1982-14 represents yet another unique die rim failure on the Zinc Large Date subtype. Each census entry requires verification that the break occupies a geometrically distinct position on the die — a process that becomes increasingly demanding as the census grows and the angular separation between documented breaks narrows. The fact that fourteen separate cud-producing dies have been confirmed for just this one subtype reflects both Philadelphia's staggering 1982 production volume and the methodical persistence of error coin searchers who have combed through billions of surviving cents over four decades. The 1982 composition transition is central to understanding why this year generates so much numismatic attention: the shift from bronze (95% copper, 3.1 grams) to copper-plated zinc (2.5 grams) at mid-year created an unprecedented situation where two fundamentally different planchet types were being struck concurrently, each interacting differently with die steel under pressure. CU-1C-1982-14 was struck on the post-transition zinc planchet with the Large Date punch style. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Steve Young
• CU-1C-1982-14
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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