CU-1C-1986-13 Cud

Description

Die usage tracking through sequential cud census numbers reveals how thoroughly collectors have examined a given date, and CU-1C-1986-13 on the 1986 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial cent sits well into a census that demonstrates sustained collector attention. Thirteen distinct cud dies documented for a single date-mint combination represents substantial examination effort — each discovery required someone to inspect a coin closely enough to recognize the cud, compare it against all previously cataloged varieties for the date, and submit it with sufficient documentation for the Cuds on Coins cataloger to confirm it as a new entry. This process filters out duplicates, misattributions, and specimens that match existing varieties at different die states. The sequential numbering does not imply that CU-13 is the thirteenth die that broke chronologically during 1986 production; it is the thirteenth distinct die break variety submitted and accepted into the catalog. Earlier discoveries tend to represent the most common or visually dramatic cuds, while higher numbers often reflect rarer, subtler, or simply later-discovered breaks. The gap between documented varieties and total die failures that actually occurred remains unknowable. Struck at Philadelphia on copper-plated zinc planchets (97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper) at 2.5 grams and 19mm.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Rich Werner
• CU-1C-1986-13
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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