1968 (D) Lincoln Memorial Cent - CU-1C-1968D-01 Rim Cud

Description

Cataloged as CU-1C-1968D-01, this is the first documented cud variety for the 1968-D Lincoln cent — and notably the first cud in the Lincoln Memorial Cent series to carry a Denver Mint D mint mark since the 1964 coinage. During the three-year Coinage Act of 1965 no-mint-mark era (1965—1967), cents were struck without mint identification, Denver's included, and when the D mark was restored in 1968, the full spectrum of die errors including cuds once again became attributable to specific mint facilities. Classified as a rim cud, this variety documents a fracture confined to the peripheral rim zone of the die, where the transition from the die cavity to the collar wall concentrates the striking forces that drive fatigue cracking. Cross-referenced as CU-1C-1968D-01 and attributed by Cuds on Coins. Struck on a 3.11-gram, 19mm planchet of 95% copper and 5% zinc at the Denver Mint.

Cross References

• CU-1C-1968D-01

External References