1980 (P) Lincoln Memorial Cent - CU-1C-1980-14 Cud

Description

CU-1C-1980-14 is a cud on the 1980 Lincoln Memorial cent. When a die fractures at the rim, the detached fragment typically remains wedged against the collar or falls free during subsequent strikes, and every planchet struck after the break inherits the same raised blob in the affected zone. Because the fragment's absence is permanent, all coins struck from that die after the fracture event carry the cud — making die state progression less relevant than for varieties that evolve gradually over a die's working life. The identification of CU-1C-1980-14 as a distinct entry required careful comparison against all thirteen previously cataloged breaks to confirm that its angular position, arc length, and distance from design elements constituted a genuinely new die rather than a previously known variety examined in different lighting or preservation. The 1980 Philadelphia cent was struck from the 95% copper alloy and carries no mint mark. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Cross References

• CU-1C-1980-14

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