PC-1c-1902-01R Pre-Cud

Description

Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, the PC-1c-1902-01R records a reverse pre-cud on the 1902 Indian Head Cent — a turn-of-the-century date from the final decade of this long-running series. The pre-cud manifests as a thin raised line extending from the rim into the wreath design on the reverse, marking where a die crack had developed but had not yet progressed to fragment separation. The 1902 Indian Head Cent was produced in substantial quantities at the Philadelphia Mint, reflecting the growing demand for small-denomination coinage in an expanding American economy. With only seven years remaining before the Lincoln Cent would replace James B. Longacre's Indian Head design in 1909, die varieties from this late period of the series represent the mature production methods of the early twentieth-century Mint. Die break varieties from common-date Indian Head Cents offer collectors an affordable entry point into this classic 19th-century series while documenting the mechanics of die failure across decades of continuous production.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Fred Weinberg
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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