1970 (S) Lincoln Memorial Cent - Large Date - CU-1c-1970S-02(LD) Cud

Description

Second in the newer cuds-on-coins format for the 1970-S Lincoln Memorial cent, CU-1c-1970S-02(LD) documents a Large Date cud with no cross-references established to other die break attribution systems. The absence of cross-references — noted explicitly as "none" in the catalog record — means this variety's documentation rests solely within the cuds-on-coins framework, without independent verification from the Lincoln cent die break catalog or the James Cerino catalog that cross-referenced the preceding entry. A cud results from a die fracture at the rim that allows a fragment to separate, creating a void in the die that produces a raised mass of metal on struck coins. Each cud's identity is determined by its unique fracture geometry — the position along the rim, angular span, penetration depth, and fracture edge profile — ensuring that no two cuds from different dies can be confused even without catalog cross-references. The (LD) suffix confirms this variety belongs to the Large Date die population, maintaining the critical hub-variety distinction that pervades all 1970-S Lincoln cent attribution. As with CU-1c-1970S-01(LD), this entry may overlap with one of the older-format CU-1C-1970S cud entries documented in the first import source.

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