1919 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - CU-1C-1919S-01R Rim Cud

Description

San Francisco's 1919 cent production generated this first documented reverse rim cud for the 1919-S Lincoln Wheat Cent, paralleling the Denver Mint's own 1919-D reverse cud in the same catalog. 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 "R" suffix identifies the reverse side as the location. The San Francisco Mint struck cents in smaller quantities than Philadelphia or Denver during this era, and the 1919-S carries a lower mintage that gives it additional collector appeal beyond the die variety itself. Both mint facilities producing documented reverse rim cuds in the same year demonstrates that die rim fatigue was a system-wide phenomenon not limited to any single mint's equipment or procedures. Cross-referenced as CU-1C-1919S-01R, cataloged by Cuds on Coins. The immediate postwar period saw American mints adjusting production volumes to peacetime demand while still operating machinery maintained under wartime conditions.

Cross References

• CU-1C-1919S-01R

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