CU-1C-1976-02 Cud

Description

Second in the 1976 Philadelphia Mint cud catalog, CU-1C-1976-02 documents another terminal rim fracture on a die used to strike Lincoln Memorial cents at Philadelphia. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins without additional cross-reference numbers from alternative attribution services, this variety records a die rim failure that occurred during the Bicentennial year's cent production. The cud error mechanism is consistent across all entries in the census: accumulated fatigue drives a crack through the hardened die steel at the rim until a section separates entirely, and the void left behind fills with flowing planchet metal during each subsequent strike. The raised, amorphous blob that results is one of the most dramatic and collectible error types in the Lincoln cent series. Philadelphia struck its 1976 cents without a mint mark from the 95% copper alloy that had been standard since 1962, and the enormous volume of cents required for commerce ensured that die pairs were worked at high intensity throughout the production year. Two confirmed cuds for the 1976 Philadelphia date — so early in what will prove to be a substantial census — signals the beginning of a measurable pattern of rim failures across Philadelphia's die inventory. Collectors should compare the break's clock-position and arc-length against the reference record to distinguish CU-1C-1976-02 from the first entry and subsequent varieties. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• CU-1C-1976-02
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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