CU-1C-1958D-14R Cud

Description

Bearing the catalog designation CU-1C-1958D-14R, this reverse cud on the 1958 Denver Lincoln Wheat Cent represents the fourteenth documented instance of reverse die fracture for this prolific date. The high catalog number reflects a systematic truth about die behavior under production stress: dies used for copper coinage at high striking speeds accumulate fatigue damage that eventually manifests as rim breaks, interior cracks, and retained fragments. Each fractured die produces a distinct cud variety, identifiable by the break's position, shape, and extent. The 14R designation places this fracture on the reverse at a location distinguishing it from the thirteen other cataloged reverse cuds for 1958-D. Collectors who specialize in cud errors recognize the 1958-D Wheat Cent as one of the most fertile dates in the Lincoln Cent catalog — its enormous mintage generated a correspondingly large number of working dies, each with potential to develop stress fractures during service. This variety exists at the intersection of metallurgy and mass production, an artifact of industrial-scale manufacturing in the Wheat Cent's final chapter.

Attribution History

• Discovered by JC Stevens
• CU-1C-1958D-14R
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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