CU-1C-2022-01R Cud

Description

Opening the cud catalog for the 2022 Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Shield Cent, this first documented reverse cud carries forward the pattern of die rim failures observed on recent Shield Cent production. The CU-1C-2022-01R designation marks it as a reverse die failure — the "R" suffix — and as the inaugural entry for this date. A cud forms when accumulated striking stress causes a section of the die rim to fracture and separate, and the void left behind fills with metal during subsequent strikes to produce a raised featureless mass. The 2022-P Lincoln Cent was struck in the standard copper-plated zinc composition that has been used since 1982, when the Mint transitioned from solid bronze to reduce production costs. As the first reverse cud for 2022-P, this entry establishes a baseline that subsequent discoveries will build upon, potentially revealing whether the 2022 production run generated a cluster similar to the 2021-P concentration. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, CU-1C-2022-01R offers collectors a recent-date Shield Cent cud that can typically be acquired at modest cost, making it suitable for error type collections.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Nathanial Bryant
• CU-1C-2022-01R
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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