CU-1C-1985-31 Cud

Description

As the highest-numbered cud cataloged for the 1985 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial cent, CU-1C-1985-31 bookends a 30-variety population that stands as one of the most thoroughly documented cud sequences in the Cuds on Coins registry. The historical documentation of 1985 Philadelphia cuds reflects broader trends in numismatic research: early entries were likely reported by pioneering error collectors who systematically examined rolls and bags of cents in the years immediately following production, while later entries trickled in over subsequent decades as additional specimens surfaced from hoards, collections, and renewed circulation searches. The gap at CU-14 — a delisted entry removed from the catalog — demonstrates that the documentation process includes self-correction, with varieties removed when re-examination reveals they do not meet catalog standards or were duplicate reports of existing entries. The final count of 30 active entries may continue to grow if previously unreported cuds are discovered and submitted for confirmation, but the diminishing rate of new discoveries for a date now four decades old suggests the catalog is approaching completeness. Together, these 30 varieties document 30 individual die failures across Philadelphia's 1985 cent production, each preserving a unique moment of metallurgical failure in numismatic form. 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 Goldeneracoins_antiques on ebay & JC Stevens
• CU-1C-1985-31
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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