CU-1C-1982-40 Cud

Description

Fortieth in the 1982 Philadelphia cud census and the final Zinc Large Date entry in this batch, CU-1C-1982-40 brings the documented cud count for this single subtype to a remarkable total. Reaching census number 40 for one mint, one year, and one composition-date combination is exceptional in Lincoln cent numismatics — it reflects both the enormous production scale at Philadelphia in 1982 and the dedication of generations of error coin searchers who have sifted through billions of surviving cents. Each census entry represents a unique working die that suffered a terminal rim fracture, and the cumulative total provides a rough gauge of the die failure rate across the entire production run. The 1982 Zinc Large Date cent was struck from the copper-plated zinc planchets (2.5 grams) that replaced the 95% copper bronze alloy (3.1 grams) at mid-year — a transition so significant that it fundamentally changed the Lincoln cent's weight, sound, and physical properties. Cherry-picking 1982 cents for cuds remains a popular activity among error coin collectors, as the massive surviving population ensures that undiscovered specimens still circulate. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by recclm50 on ebay
• CU-1C-1982-40
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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