CU-1C-1967-07 Cud

Description

Cataloged as CU-1C-1967-07, this seventh documented cud variety for the 1967 Lincoln cent rounds out a substantial catalog of rim die failures for the last no-mint-mark year. Seven cuds in a single year is a meaningful count that speaks to the severity of production conditions at the Philadelphia Mint during the coin shortage era. The market for cud varieties has evolved considerably since the earliest days of error collecting: dedicated reference catalogs like the Cuds on Coins project have brought systematic documentation to what was once a loosely organized field, and the assignment of standardized designations (CU-1C-1967-07, for example) allows collectors, dealers, and researchers to reference specific varieties unambiguously. The "CU" prefix denotes a cud, "1C" identifies the one-cent denomination, "1967" is the date, and "07" is the sequential catalog number within that date. This naming convention mirrors the systematic approach used for doubled dies, repunched mint marks, and other variety categories, reflecting the maturation of error and variety numismatics into a disciplined collecting specialty. The 1967 cent carries no mint mark — the final U.S. issue to omit mint identification under the Coinage Act of 1965 — and its business strike mintage of 3,048,667,100 was the largest of the three-year no-mint-mark era. Cross-referenced as CU-1C-1967-07 and attributed by Cuds on Coins. Struck on a 3.11-gram, 19mm planchet of 95% copper and 5% zinc.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Greg Bowyer
• CU-1C-1967-07
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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