CU-1C-1920D-01R Cud

Description

First cataloged rim cud for the 1920 Denver Mint Lincoln Wheat cent, CU-1C-1920D-01R opens the cud record for a post-World War I date struck at the nation's western interior mint. Denver's operations in 1920 reflected the transition from wartime urgency to peacetime normalcy — production levels remained elevated as the country absorbed returning veterans and the economy adjusted to civilian manufacturing. The Denver Mint received its working dies from Philadelphia just as San Francisco did, though Denver's shorter shipping distance somewhat mitigated supply delays. Nevertheless, the same fundamental dynamic applied: dies were used until they cracked, and rim fractures that reached full separation produced the cud varieties now cataloged by researchers. The 01R suffix marks this as the inaugural entry for the 1920-D cent in the Cuds on Coins registry, meaning it was the first reported or first verified cud for this date-and-mint combination. As the first documented Denver cud in the immediate post-war period, it provides a reference point for understanding die longevity practices at a facility transitioning to peacetime coining operations.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Fred Weinberg
• CU-1C-1920D-01R
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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