1982 (P) Lincoln Memorial Cent - Bronze Large Date - CU-1C-1982-36 Cud

Description

CU-1C-1982-36 is a cud on the 1982 Bronze Large Date Lincoln Memorial cent. The scale of this documentation reflects a convergence of factors unique to 1982: massive production volumes at Philadelphia that put enormous numbers of dies into service, the compositional transition that may have introduced atypical die stress, and the sustained interest of error coin collectors who recognize 1982 as the most numismatically complex year for the denomination. Bronze cuds from 1982 carry the added distinction of being artifacts from the final year of the copper cent — a tangible link to a coinage tradition that began when the Lincoln Memorial reverse debuted in 1959 using the same 95% copper alloy. The 3.1-gram weight and reddish tone of the bronze planchet are the primary physical markers that separate these pre-transition cents from the lighter, slightly grayer zinc issues that followed. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Cross References

• CU-1C-1982-36

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