RCD-1c-1935-04R Retained Cud

Description

Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, the RCD-1c-1935-04R is the fourth documented reverse retained cud on the 1935 Lincoln Wheat Cent from the Philadelphia Mint. Retained cuds form when a die fractures at the rim and the broken section remains in position during striking, producing a raised crack outline on every subsequent coin. The "04R" designation indicates this is a reverse variety, with the rim fracture occurring on the die that produced Victor David Brenner's wheat ears design. The 1935 Lincoln Wheat Cent was struck during the mid-Depression years, when the Philadelphia Mint maintained cent production despite the economic downturn that affected many aspects of American life. Four reverse retained cuds for the 1935 date indicates a moderate level of die rim failure, consistent with normal bronze-composition production. The wheat ears reverse, with its pair of stylized grain stalks flanking the denomination and E PLURIBUS UNUM inscription, had been in continuous production for 26 years by 1935, and the well-established die-making procedures for this familiar design suggest the retained cuds resulted from normal mechanical wear rather than manufacturing anomalies.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Fred Weinberg
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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