CU-1c-1982-06(LD) Cud

Description

Designated CU-1c-1982-06(LD), this standard interior cud on the Bronze Large Date subtype documents a die break that extends beyond the peripheral rim into the design field, displacing recognizable design elements with a raised plateau of featureless metal. The Bronze Large Date, at 95% copper and 3.1 grams, was the cornerstone configuration of early 1982 Philadelphia cent production — the combination that ran first, lasted longest, and consumed the most working dies of any subtype. This entry is one half of a Bronze/Zinc pair under the same census number, reflecting a die whose service life spanned the mid-year composition transition. On the bronze planchet, the interior cud has a particular visual character: the displaced copper alloy fills the die void with material whose warm reddish tone matches the surrounding design field, making the cud's featureless surface a blank canvas framed by the intricate details of Lincoln's portrait or the Memorial architecture. The interior location of this break — distinguishing it from the rim-confined fractures documented in CU-1c-1982-05(LD) — means the die failure progressed further inward before (or instead of) propagating along the collar interface. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Charity & Chris Welch
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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