CU-1C-1982-36 Cud

Description

Thirty-sixth in the 1982 Philadelphia cud census, CU-1C-1982-36 on the Bronze Large Date subtype extends a production-failure record that now spans well beyond thirty distinct die breaks for this single date, mint, and set of subtypes. The scale of this documentation reflects a convergence of factors unique to 1982: massive production volumes at Philadelphia that put enormous numbers of dies into service, the compositional transition that may have introduced atypical die stress, and the sustained interest of error coin collectors who recognize 1982 as the most numismatically complex year for the denomination. Bronze cuds from 1982 carry the added distinction of being artifacts from the final year of the copper cent — a tangible link to a coinage tradition that began when the Lincoln Memorial reverse debuted in 1959 using the same 95% copper alloy. The 3.1-gram weight and reddish tone of the bronze planchet are the primary physical markers that separate these pre-transition cents from the lighter, slightly grayer zinc issues that followed. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Fred Weinberg
• CU-1C-1982-36
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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