CU-1C-1934-01R Cud

Description

Struck during the depths of the Great Depression, this 1934 Lincoln Wheat Cent carries the first cataloged reverse rim cud for the date. A piece of the reverse die fractured at the rim and broke away, leaving a raised featureless area on the coin's edge within Victor David Brenner's wheat ears reverse design. The economic hardships of 1934 drove intense public reliance on small-denomination coinage for daily transactions, and the Philadelphia Mint produced over 219 million cents that year to meet demand. This heavy production volume subjected dies to sustained striking loads, and the cumulative stress could propagate rim cracks until a die fragment separated entirely. The "R" suffix in the catalog number confirms this as a reverse break, distinguishing it from any obverse cuds that may exist for the same date. As CU-1C-1934-01R, it holds the primary position in the reverse cud record for 1934 Philadelphia Wheat Cents. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins for the Lincoln Wheat Cents 1909-1958 series.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Fred Weinberg
• CU-1C-1934-01R; number: none.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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