1949 (D) Lincoln Wheat Cent - RCD-1c-1949D-01R Retained Cud

Description

This 1949 Denver Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent features a retained cud — a die break at the rim where the fractured piece of the die remains partially in place rather than fully separating, producing a raised but partially formed cud on the struck coin. Unlike a full cud where the die fragment breaks away completely and leaves a plain raised blob at the rim, a retained cud shows the original design within the raised area because the broken die piece was held in place during striking. No cross-references to other catalogs are known. LC File numbers referenced for this variety are from the Thurman and Margolis Cud Book, a standard reference for Lincoln Cent cud classification. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, which maintains one of the most comprehensive databases of die break and cud varieties across all U.S. denominations. The 1949-D Wheat Cent was struck at Denver during the post-war era, and retained cuds from this period document the die deterioration patterns that occurred during extended production runs. Retained cuds are less commonly encountered than full cuds and are valued by specialists for the transitional die state they represent.

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