1798 Draped Bust Cent - 1798/7 Overdate - CU-1C-1798-02A Cud

Description

Early American coinage from the first decade of U.S. Mint operations produced this cud on a 1798 Draped Bust Cent. Cross-referenced under its own catalog number CU-1C-1798-02A and documented by Cuds on Coins, this die break formed when a section of the die rim fractured and separated during the hand-press striking operations that characterized early Mint production. The Draped Bust Cents (1796-1807) were large copper coins approximately 29mm in diameter, designed by Robert Scot with a Liberty portrait featuring flowing hair gathered in a ribbon, and the "A" suffix in the catalog designation distinguishes this from other die states or varieties within the 02 sequence. Die production in the 1790s relied on hand-cut dies and manual hubbing techniques that differed substantially from the mechanized processes of later eras, and die failures including rim fractures occurred with some regularity due to the metallurgical limitations of early die steel.

Cross References

• CU-1C-1798-02A

External References