1982 (P) Lincoln Memorial Cent - Bronze Large Date - CU-1c-1982-45(LD) Cud

Description

Matching the zinc member of CU-1c-1982-45(LD), this bronze entry at 3.1 grams on the 95% copper alloy with the wider large date numerals records the same interior die break on the pre-transition planchet. The bronze side of a paired entry provides what the zinc version cannot: a cud surface formed from homogeneous alloy whose patina develops uniformly from the top of the raised plateau through the entire thickness of the coin, without any plating layer to introduce tonal variation or mask the underlying metal's color. For variety specialists who photograph cuds for reference documentation, this uniform surface can be easier to capture with consistent lighting than the plated zinc surface, which may exhibit reflectivity differences between plated and unplated zones within the fracture boundary. The forty-fifth position in the Large Date catalog speaks to the die break density that characterizes this subtype — a density that reflects both the sheer number of dies deployed for Large Date production and the willingness of dedicated searchers to invest the time needed to find, photograph, and submit previously uncataloged fracture geometries for census review. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

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