1909 Lincoln Wheat Cent - VDB - PC-1c-1909-10R Pre-Cud

Description

Cataloged by Cuds on Coins as PC-1c-1909-10R, this pre-cud variety was struck at Philadelphia during the landmark first year of Victor David Brenner's Lincoln Wheat Cent design. The VDB initials on the reverse triggered a public debate that led the Mint to remove them after only a brief production window, making every variety from this initial run a piece of numismatic history. A pre-cud represents the penultimate stage of die deterioration, where a crack has grown substantial enough to warrant classification but the weakened section has not yet fractured away to form a full cud or retained cud. The raised line visible on the struck coin traces the fracture path through the die steel, formed as planchet metal is forced into the fissure under striking pressure. The tenth pre-cud documented for the 1909 Philadelphia cent reflects the volume of die use during this historically significant year. For collectors pursuing first-year Lincoln cent varieties, this entry offers a tangible connection between Brenner's groundbreaking design and the realities of early twentieth-century coinage.

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