CU-1c-1982-21(LD) Cud

Description

Standing as the bronze twin of CU-1c-1982-21(LD), this interior cud on the Bronze Large Date subtype at 3.1 grams in the 95% copper alloy documents the same die fracture on the traditional planchet composition. The twenty-first Bronze Large Date entry in the subtype-specific catalog continues a pattern of steady accumulation that shows no sign of approaching exhaustion — a testament to the enormous volume of 1982 Philadelphia cents that were struck, saved, and remain available for examination by the error coin community. Bronze Large Date cents from 1982 hold a sentimental value for many collectors beyond their numismatic significance: they are among the very last copper Lincoln cents produced for circulation, struck in the final months before the composition that had defined the denomination since its introduction in 1909 was permanently replaced. Each cud on this subtype is therefore not merely a documented die failure but an artifact from the closing chapter of the copper cent era, carrying in its 3.1-gram weight and warm reddish surface the physical signature of a composition that served American commerce for seventy-three years. The paired entry with its zinc twin captures the transition moment itself — one die, two eras. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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