CU-1C-1996-01 Cud

Description

Following the error-collecting frenzy that the 1995 DDO-001 ignited, the 1996 production year continued to receive heightened scrutiny from roll searchers and variety hunters. CU-1C-1996-01, the first cataloged cud for the 1996 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial cent, emerges from a year notable for the special 1996-W Roosevelt dime — a coin included exclusively in mint sets to boost sales, marking the first W-mintmark dime in history. While that numismatic milestone occupied headlines, Philadelphia's cent presses continued their high-volume output, and the working dies that struck those billions of cents remained subject to the same fatigue physics that had generated eight cuds the previous year. CU-1C-1996-01 documents the earliest confirmed rim break reported for the 1996-P cent, establishing the opening entry in the CudsOnCoins catalog for the date. The late 1990s represented a period of sustained interest in cent varieties, and the infrastructure of organized roll searching that the 1995 doubled die had catalyzed remained active, ensuring that die-failure varieties continued to be discovered and cataloged.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Fred Weinberg
• CU-1C-1996-01
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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