1955 (D) Lincoln Wheat Cent - CU-1C-1955D-01R Cud

Description

First documented reverse cud on the 1955 Denver Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent, this variety records a complete die rim separation on the reverse die, where the fractured section fell away to leave a cavity that filled with planchet metal during subsequent strikes. The resulting raised, featureless mass at the coin's edge is the hallmark of a cud error. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins with the cross-reference CU-1C-1955D-01R, this cud appears on a date best known for the famous 1955 Doubled Die Obverse — one of the most celebrated error coins in all of numismatics. While the DDO variety commands enormous premiums, this reverse cud represents a different class of die error entirely, documenting rim fracture rather than hub misalignment. The 1955-D cent was struck at Denver in the standard bronze composition (95% copper, 5% tin and zinc), with the wheat ears reverse in its forty-sixth year of production. Denver's 1955 cent output was substantial, and the mechanical demands of high-volume production ensured that die rim fatigue remained an ongoing phenomenon. As the first and potentially sole documented reverse cud for the 1955-D date, this variety occupies a unique position in the die break catalog for a year whose numismatic fame rests primarily on a very different kind of die error.

Cross References

• CU-1C-1955D-01R

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