CU-1c-1982-11 (LD) Cud

Description

Carrying the designation CU-1c-1982-11 (LD) — with the distinctive space before the parenthetical, matching the formatting convention used for CU-1c-1982-10 (SD) — this cud appears solely on the Bronze Large Date subtype at 3.1 grams in the 95% copper alloy with the wider date numerals. Like the preceding entry, this is a single rather than a paired entry: no zinc counterpart exists under this census number, indicating that the fractured die completed its working life entirely within the bronze planchet production phase before the mid-1982 transition to zinc blanks. This absence of a zinc twin places the die's service squarely in the early months of 1982 Philadelphia production, when the Bronze Large Date was the sole cent configuration rolling off the presses. Singles in the subtype-specific catalog provide a different kind of production chronology data than pairs do — while pairs prove a die spanned the composition changeover, singles establish that certain dies operated entirely within one alloy era, helping researchers reconstruct the sequence of events at Philadelphia during the transition year. The warm copper tone and substantial 3.1-gram heft of this specimen confirm it as a product of the pre-transition production stream. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Jerry Long
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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