1974 Lincoln Memorial Cent - CU-1c-1974-17 Cud

Description

Carrying the catalog designation CU-1c-1974-17, this cud is cross-referenced as JCc-74_14 in the JC cud catalog, with a documentation date of October 1, 2013. The dual catalog presence — in both the Cuds on Coins and JC systems — provides collectors with independent verification of this variety and multiple reference points for locating it in the numismatic literature. This is the seventeenth cataloged cud for the 1974 Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Memorial cent, a count that reflects the extraordinary scale of die consumption at Philadelphia during this production year. Rim fractures — where accumulated fatigue drives a crack through the die steel until a section of the rim separates entirely — were among the inevitable consequences of running dies at this intensity and volume. The separated fragment leaves a cavity at the die's edge, and planchet metal filling this cavity produces the raised, amorphous blob that defines the cud error type. Collectors attributing this variety should verify both the Cuds on Coins and JC catalog entries for consistent positional data.

Cross References

• Cross reference: JCc-74_14. 10/01/2013.

External References