CU-1C-1982-34 Cud

Description

CU-1C-1982-34 adds another Bronze Large Date entry to a 1982 Philadelphia cud census that ranks among the most extensive for any single date in the Lincoln Memorial series. The significance of cud size and position in determining collector value is worth noting: a large cud that obliterates a portion of Lincoln's portrait or a key legend word will command more attention than a small peripheral break, though both earn equal standing in the census as documented die failures. Position relative to recognizable design features — the date, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, or Lincoln's bust — can dramatically affect a cud's visual impact and marketability. However, every census entry, regardless of size or position, contributes to the broader record of die performance during one of the most significant production years in U.S. coinage history. The mid-1982 transition from bronze to copper-plated zinc fundamentally changed the Lincoln cent, and errors from both sides of that divide document the operational realities of a mint facility managing an unprecedented compositional changeover. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• CU-1C-1982-34
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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