CU-1c-1982-34(LD) Cud

Description

Completing the CU-1c-1982-34(LD) pair on the Bronze Large Date at 3.1 grams, this interior cud shares the cross-reference LC-82 LD-25 Cu with its zinc twin. The bronze half of a cross-referenced pair holds particular value for the collector who prioritizes provenance and documentation: the 95% copper composition places this specimen firmly in the pre-transition production phase, while the LC-82 LD-25 Cu designation confirms that independent attribution work has verified the die break's identity beyond the Cuds on Coins census alone. On the bronze planchet, the cud's displaced metal is the same homogeneous copper-zinc alloy that comprises the entire coin — a compositional uniformity that means the cud's surface patinas at the same rate and in the same tonal range as the adjacent design field, unlike the zinc version where the copper plating over the cud may age differently than the plating over undisturbed design elements. Over four decades, this shared patination has produced a naturally uniform appearance across the coin's entire obverse, including the featureless raised plateau of the cud itself. The thirty-fourth subtype-specific entry in the Large Date series, this cud continues to build the most thoroughly documented die failure catalog for any 1982 Philadelphia cent configuration. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• Cross reference: LC-82 LD-25 Cu.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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