1974 Lincoln Memorial Cent - CU-1c-1974-09 & 10 Rim Cud

Description

Titled as a "Rim Cud" in its original catalog listing, CU-1c-1974-09 is the ninth documented cud variety on 1974 Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Memorial cents. The explicit "Rim Cud" designation in the title serves to emphasize that the break occurred precisely at the die's outermost edge — the rim — rather than as an interior die break where a fragment might separate within the design field while remaining partially retained by surrounding die steel. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins with a documentation date of September 12, 2018, this variety carries no additional cross-reference numbers from other attribution services. Rim cuds are a form of major die break: each represents the loss of part of the die's rim gutter, which appears on the coin as a raised interruption in the design rim that tracks the rim's course. Each entry in the census documents a distinct die that reached terminal rim failure, and CU-1c-1974-09 adds to the growing body of evidence that 1974 Philadelphia dies were worked to — and past — their structural limits with some regularity. The September 2018 documentation date indicates relatively recent formal cataloging, though the variety itself may have been known informally for years prior.

Cross References

• Cross reference: none. 09/12/2018.

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