CU-1C-1948D-03R Cud

Description

Dual-cataloged as both CU-1C-1948D-03R and LC-48D-1 in the Lincoln Cent reference system, this third reverse cud on the 1948 Denver Lincoln Wheat Cent demonstrates the overlapping documentation that occurs when multiple attribution systems independently catalog the same variety. The "R" suffix designates this as a reverse cud, distinguishing it from obverse breaks on the same date-mint combination. Denver struck 317,570,000 Lincoln Cents in 1948, a post-war output reflecting the reconstruction-era economy's need for circulating change. The Wheat Cent reverse, with its paired wheat ears flanking ONE CENT and the upper inscription E PLURIBUS UNUM, provides several rim-adjacent design elements where cuds commonly form — the tips of the wheat ears and the terminal letters of the legends sit close to the rim where die stress concentrations initiate fractures. Cuds on Coins catalogs this variety within their systematic framework that tracks cuds by denomination (1C), date (1948), mintmark (D), sequential number (03), and side (R). The secondary LC-48D-1 reference in the Lincoln Cent-specific system provides an alternative lookup pathway for researchers working within denomination-specific variety references. Post-war Lincoln Cent dies were produced in quantity to meet rising production demands, and the mid-century die steel, while improved over pre-war formulations, still developed rim fractures with sufficient frequency to generate a steady stream of cud varieties across the late Wheat Cent era.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Bob Byrd
• CU-1C-1948D-03R; number: LC-48D-1.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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