CU-1c-1900-01 Cud

Description

Struck as America entered the twentieth century, this cud die break comes from one of the highest-production years in the Indian Head Cent series, with less than a decade remaining before the Lincoln Cent would replace it in 1909. The 1900 Indian Head Cent had a mintage of approximately 66.8 million pieces, produced exclusively at the Philadelphia Mint in bronze composition. The enormous production run consumed many die pairs, increasing the likelihood of rim fractures that produce cuds. CU-1c-1900-01 is the first documented cud die for this date, cataloged in the Cuds on Coins reference system. A cud forms when a section of die steel along the rim fractures under the cumulative stress of repeated striking, separates from the die body, and leaves a cavity that fills with metal during subsequent impressions. The result is a raised featureless mass along the coin's edge, unique in position to the specific die that failed. Turn-of-the-century Indian Head Cent cuds are readily attributable due to extensive documentation. No additional cross-references have been recorded.

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