CU-1C-1921-01 Rim Cud

Description

First documented rim cud for the 1921 Lincoln Wheat Cent, this variety was cataloged by Cuds on Coins under designation CU-1C-1921-01. The 1921 date falls during the World War I era of American coinage, when the nation was adjusting to peacetime production after the Armistice. A rim cud forms when a section of the die along the rim fractures and the broken piece separates entirely, leaving a cavity in the die that fills with metal during the striking process to produce a raised, featureless blob at the edge of the finished coin. The raised area obliterates whatever design detail occupied that portion of the die prior to the fracture — whether lettering, date numerals, or the rim denticles that border the design. The 1921 Lincoln Wheat Cent was struck at the Philadelphia Mint as part of Victor David Brenner's enduring wheat reverse design, which had been in continuous production since 1909. As the sole documented cud for the 1921 date, CU-1C-1921-01 establishes the baseline catalog entry for this year, though future discoveries may expand the recorded population. Cuds on Wheat Cents represent a collecting specialty where enthusiasts pursue examples across all dates and mints, building sets that document the patterns of die rim failure throughout the series' fifty-year production span from 1909 to 1958.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• CU-1C-1921-01
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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