CU-1C-1837-01 Cud

Description

Cataloged as CU-1C-1837-01, this cud error appears on the 1837 Modified Matron Head Coronet Head large cent struck with plain cords and medium letters. Cuds are a category of major die break in which a piece of the die fractures away at the rim, leaving a raised, featureless blob of metal on the struck coin where the broken die segment no longer imparts design detail. The Modified Matron Head design, used from 1835 through 1839, represents a transitional period in large cent production when the Mint refined Christian Gobrecht's portrait with modifications to the hair styling, cord treatment, and letter sizing. On these early copper cents, dies were produced by hand-operated screw presses and wore rapidly under production demands, making die cracks and terminal die breaks a routine occurrence. The CU-1C-1837-01 designation follows the Cuds on Coins cataloging convention, where the prefix identifies the denomination and date. Large cent cuds from the 1830s attract both variety collectors and early American copper specialists, as each die break tells a story of metal fatigue during a period when Mint technology was still evolving.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Friscomint1793 on eBay
• CU-1C-1837-01
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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