1980 (P) Lincoln Memorial Cent - CU-1C-1980-06 Rim Cud

Description

Explicitly designated as a rim cud in the Cuds on Coins catalog, CU-1C-1980-06 marks the sixth confirmed terminal rim break on 1980 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial cents. The "Rim Cud" label in the catalog title provides an important classification detail, confirming that the die fracture originated at and includes the coin's outer rim rather than occurring entirely within the interior design field. Interior die breaks — sometimes called retained cuds when the fractured piece remains loosely attached to the die body — produce different visual characteristics than rim cuds: the broken piece may shift slightly during striking, creating a raised but cracked region rather than a raised interruption that tracks the design rim. CU-1C-1980-06's rim cud designation rules out this interior-break scenario and confirms 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. Philadelphia's 1980 cents carry no mint mark; the P that other Philadelphia coins carried from 1980 was not added to the cent until 2017. The coin was struck from 95% copper planchets. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Cross References

• CU-1C-1980-06

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