1921 Lincoln Wheat Cent - CU-1c-1921-01, 02R & 03R 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 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 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.

Cross References

• CU-1C-1921-01

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