CU-1C-1982-33 Cud

Description

Thirty-third in the 1982 Philadelphia cud census, CU-1C-1982-33 records a die rim failure on the Bronze Large Date cent at a census position that reflects sustained community effort in documenting error varieties from this pivotal year. The bronze composition of this coin — 95% copper and 5% zinc, weighing 3.1 grams — is the alloy that defined American small cents from 1962 through mid-1982, a two-decade run that ended when the rising cost of copper made the composition economically unsustainable. Collectors sometimes refer to 1982 bronze cents as "copper cents" in informal usage, though the precise metallurgical designation is bronze, an alloy that differs from pure copper in its inclusion of zinc for hardness and workability. The Large Date punch style adds the second layer of attribution specificity that makes 1982 cataloging uniquely demanding: attributors must determine not only the planchet composition but also the date punch variant before a cud can be assigned to the correct census track. CU-1C-1982-33 was verified as geometrically distinct from all preceding entries. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• CU-1C-1982-33
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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