RCD-1c-1925S-01R Retained Cud

Description

The earliest cataloged reverse retained cud for the 1925-S Lincoln Wheat Cent, RCD-1c-1925S-01R documents a die whose rim-area fragment cracked free yet remained seated in its cavity, continuing to strike coins with a raised or weakly detailed zone at the fracture site. The low catalog number — 01R, the first reverse retained cud recorded for this date — suggests either a genuinely scarce variety or simply the first example brought to catalogers' attention. San Francisco struck approximately 26.4 million cents in 1925, a modest figure by Wheat Cent standards, and the dies serving this run operated under the standard bronze composition of 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc. Retained cuds from the 1920s carry added appeal for Lincoln Cent specialists because they represent the early maturity of Victor David Brenner's design, decades before the high-volume wartime and postwar production that generated the largest concentrations of documented die failures. San Francisco Mint production. Cataloged and verified by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Fred Weinberg
• Cross reference number: none. 09/01/2013.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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