CU-1C-1982-68 Cud

Description

Consecutive with CU-67 in the census numbering, CU-1C-1982-68 adds another Bronze Small Date cud to a registry that now documents an extraordinary density of die failures for the 1982 Philadelphia cent. That two consecutive census numbers both landed on the same relatively scarce subtype suggests these discoveries may have emerged from the same search campaign or submission batch — a pattern common in cud collecting, where a productive source of unsearched 1982 cents can yield multiple new finds in rapid succession. The Bronze Small Date cent, weighing 3.1 grams in the 95% copper alloy, was produced during a brief window when the compact date punch overlapped with the original planchet supply. Its small date numerals are subtly but consistently different from the large date version, a distinction that requires side-by-side reference for confident identification. The Cuds on Coins census numbering is strictly chronological by confirmation date, so adjacent numbers sharing a subtype reflects timing of discovery rather than any die-shop relationship. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Marvin L
• CU-1C-1982-68
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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