CU-1C-1956D-01 Cud

Description

No date in the Lincoln Wheat Cent cud catalog rivals 1956-D for sheer concentration of documented rim failures. At least thirteen distinct cud varieties have been cataloged for the 1956 Denver issue — an extraordinary number suggesting either a systematic die-quality problem or conditions that pushed dies far beyond their intended service life. CU-1C-1956D-01 is the entry point into this remarkable cluster, the first cataloged cud for the date. Seven of those thirteen appear in this batch (01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 09, and 13), offering a detailed cross-section of a single date's die-failure history. Denver's 1956 cent production was massive, and high press speeds combined with extended die runs created conditions for repeated rim fractures across multiple dies. Each "-01" through "-13" designates a different working die that developed its own unique break — transforming a simple catalog listing into a production-floor narrative about industrial-scale coining. For the collector, assembling even a partial set of 1956-D cuds presents a genuine challenge, since thirteen varieties dispersed across decades of circulation represent thirteen separate discoveries waiting to be made.

Attribution History

• Discovered by NFC & Zach Lauer
• CU-1C-1956D-01
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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