1981 (P) Lincoln Memorial Cent - CU-1C-1981-15 Cud

Description

CU-1C-1981-15 is a cud on the 1981 Lincoln Memorial cent. The factors driving these failures — mechanical fatigue, thermal stress cycling, and occasional metallurgical inconsistencies in die steel — operated continuously regardless of calendar year, meaning that any year with sufficient production volume would inevitably generate a meaningful number of cud-producing dies. Collectors seeking this variety should look for the characteristic raised featureless area at the rim, positioned distinctly from the breaks documented for entries 01 through 14. The coin was struck from 95% copper planchets at the Philadelphia Mint in the last full year of copper cent production. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Cross References

• CU-1C-1981-15

External References