CU-1c-1836-01 Cud

Description

Documented by Cuds on Coins with no known cross-reference number, CU-1c-1836-01 is a cud error discovered on the 1836 Modified Matron Head Coronet Head Large Cent, specifically identified as the Brunk K-274 H. Klugh counterstamped variety. The "01" designation indicates this is the first documented cud position for the 1836 Modified Matron Head cent, establishing the baseline catalog entry for rim breaks on this date. Cuds on Large Cents from the 1830s are particularly notable because of the physical characteristics of these coins — at approximately 28.5 mm in diameter and weighing around 10.89 grams in pure copper composition, Large Cents had substantial rim areas where die breaks could develop, and the softer copper planchets transmitted die damage patterns with high fidelity. The Modified Matron Head design (1835-1839) represents a transitional period in Large Cent design history, featuring modifications to the earlier Matron Head portrait that included refined hair details and a slightly altered Liberty head. The Brunk K-274 H. Klugh identification refers to a counterstamp applied by a merchant or individual named H. Klugh, cataloged in the Brunk counterstamp reference — counterstamped coins were common in the early 19th century when merchants and tradespeople used coins as advertising tokens by impressing their names or business information into circulating coinage. The combination of a die manufacturing error (the cud) with a post-striking modification (the counterstamp) makes this a doubly interesting numismatic artifact documenting both Mint production anomalies and period commercial practices in pre-Civil War America.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Ken Potter
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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