CU-1C-1985-10 Cud

Description

Within the broader landscape of Lincoln cent variety collecting, cuds hold a particular status as one of the most accessible error types for new collectors to identify and appreciate. CU-1C-1985-10 on the 1985 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial cent exemplifies this accessibility — unlike doubled dies requiring magnification, repunched mint marks demanding careful comparison imaging, or die clashes needing overlay analysis, a cud is immediately visible as an obvious disruption to the coin's expected appearance. This visibility makes cuds a natural entry point for collectors transitioning from date-and-mintmark assembling into variety specialization. The 1985 Philadelphia date offers a particularly rich teaching ground, with 30 cataloged cuds providing numerous examples at various positions and sizes around the coin's rim. Collecting cuds also introduces fundamental concepts of die failure, production processes, and catalog numbering systems that apply across all variety specialties. The Cuds on Coins catalog, by systematically documenting and numbering each confirmed cud variety, provides the structured framework that transforms what might otherwise be anonymous damaged-looking coins into identifiable, collectible varieties with established reference identities. Struck 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 Charity & Chris Welch
• CU-1C-1985-10
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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