1978 Lincoln Memorial Cent - PC-1c-1978-01 Pre-Cud

Description

This variety documents a pre-cud on the 1978 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial cent — the precursor stage to a full cud break. A pre-cud represents a critical intermediate phase in the die failure progression: the fatigue crack has propagated through the die rim to a degree that produces a visible raised line or ridge on struck coins, but the affected die fragment has not yet separated completely from the die body. On the coin itself, a pre-cud appears as a raised, linear feature running along or near the rim — distinct from the amorphous, featureless blob that characterizes a fully developed cud. This transitional state may be short-lived in production terms, since continued striking can complete the fracture and turn the pre-cud into a retained cud or a full cud, though many dies were retired with the crack intact. PC-1c-1978-01 is the sole documented pre-cud for the 1978 Philadelphia cent and carries no additional cross-references from other attribution services. All 1978 Philadelphia cents were struck without a mint mark from the standard 95% copper alloy composition. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Cross References

• Cross reference: none. 08/22/2022.

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