CU-1C-1982-20 Cud

Description

Marking the twentieth confirmed cud for the 1982 Philadelphia cent, CU-1C-1982-20 appears on the Bronze Large Date subtype. Twenty distinct die rim failures documented for a single date and mint — spanning both compositions and date styles — speaks volumes about the intensity of Philadelphia's 1982 cent production, during which the facility struck upwards of ten billion cents while simultaneously managing the transition from bronze to copper-plated zinc planchets. The Bronze Large Date configuration was likely the first variety to roll off the presses in January 1982, as it continued the exact specifications of the 1981 cent: same 95% copper alloy, same weight, same large date punch. Production of this subtype would have continued until either the small date punch was introduced or the zinc planchet stock arrived, depending on the sequence of changes at Philadelphia. The raised featureless mass left by this cud stands as a physical record of one die's terminal failure — a moment when the accumulated stress of millions of strikes exceeded the structural integrity of the rim steel. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• CU-1C-1982-20
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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