1911 (D) Lincoln Wheat Cent Rim Cud (Reverse 3:30–6:30)

Description

This 1911 Denver Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent exhibits a major rim cud on the reverse spanning from approximately 3:30 to 6:30 on the clock dial — a substantial arc covering roughly one-quarter of the reverse periphery. A rim cud represents the loss of part of the die's rim gutter: on the coin it appears as a raised interruption in the design rim that tracks the rim's course. The length of this rim cud, following the rim across the lower right of the reverse, places it among the more dramatic die failures documented on early Lincoln Wheat Cents. The 1911-D cent was struck in the traditional bronze composition of 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc, weighing 3.11 grams with a diameter of 19 mm. Victor David Brenner's Wheat Ears reverse, paired with his Lincoln portrait since the cent's debut in 1909, features delicate wheat stalks flanking ONE CENT and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Denver Mint production of cents was still relatively new in 1911, having begun only in 1911 itself for the Lincoln series at the D mint, making any die variety from this date-mintmark combination notable for the series.