CU-1C-1950-07 Cud

Description

Cross-referenced as CU-1C-1950-07 and JCc-50_131, this 1950 Lincoln Wheat Cent cud documents a die break on a Philadelphia Mint issue from a notably lower-mintage year — approximately 272 million cents, down from 334 million in 1949. Lower mintages correlate with fewer die pairs in service, meaning individual dies were pushed harder before retirement, potentially increasing die failures including rim fractures. The JCc-50_131 cross-reference connects this variety to an alternative catalog providing secondary verification for attributors. No mint mark appears on 1950 Philadelphia cents, following the convention that prevailed until 1979 when the P mint mark was first added to certain denominations. The Lincoln Wheat Cent was entering its final decade of production in 1950, and die varieties from these late Wheat Cent years appeal to collectors who appreciate both the classic Brenner obverse and the documentary evidence of die behavior under mid-century production conditions. This seventh cataloged cud for the 1950 date expands the die break record for a year whose lower production makes all varieties somewhat less frequently encountered.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• CU-1C-1950-07; JCc-50_131. 10/01/2013.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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