CU-1C-1980-19 Cud

Description

Nineteenth in the Cuds on Coins registry for the 1980 Philadelphia cent, CU-1C-1980-19 belongs to a census that collectively documents nearly twenty separate working dies whose service ended through rim failure rather than scheduled retirement. In the context of U.S. Mint operations, dies are typically replaced when they begin to show excessive wear, flow lines, or other quality degradation — but catastrophic fracture short-circuits this process, ending a die's life abruptly and producing the dramatic cuds that error collectors prize. The fact that nineteen distinct Philadelphia dies from 1980 reached this failure mode suggests that operational pressures — whether from extended die life, aggressive press speeds, or material inconsistencies — were significant factors during this production period. CU-1C-1980-19 is distinguished from its eighteen predecessors by the specific location and angular extent of its rim break. Struck from the standard 95% copper composition on planchets carrying the P mintmark that debuted on the Lincoln cent in 1980. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Earl M
• CU-1C-1980-19
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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