CU-1C-1985-02R Cud

Description

Assigned Lincoln Cent census number LC-85-8R, CU-1C-1985-02R is one of only two reverse cuds documented for the 1985 Philadelphia cent in the Cuds on Coins catalog — a distinction that places it among the scarcer entries for the date. The "R" suffix denotes a reverse die break, meaning the fractured section occurred on the die that imparts the Lincoln Memorial design rather than the obverse portrait side. Reverse cuds are significantly less common than obverse cuds across the Lincoln cent series, a pattern attributed to differences in die geometry: the obverse die, mounted as the hammer die in most press configurations, absorbs greater impact stress and develops fatigue fractures more readily. The LC census numbering system — maintained independently of the Cuds on Coins catalog — provides a cross-reference framework specifically for Lincoln cent die breaks, with LC-85-8R indicating this was the eighth reverse entry recorded for the 1985 date in that census. Collectors pursuing reverse cud specialization find the 1985 Philadelphia date noteworthy because it produced two confirmed reverse cuds (CU-02R and CU-09R), an uncommon concentration for a single date-mint combination. Struck at Philadelphia on copper-plated zinc planchets at 2.5 grams and 19mm from the 1985 mintage of approximately 5.65 billion cents.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Mike Diamond
• CU-1C-1985-02R; number: LC-85-8R
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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