CU-1c-1982-23(SD) Cud

Description

Rounding out the CU-1c-1982-23(SD) pair on the Bronze Small Date, this interior cud appears on the heavier 95% copper alloy at 3.1 grams with the compact small date numerals. The Bronze Small Date is among the most sought-after of the four 1982 Philadelphia subtypes in any condition, and finding a cud on this composition adds the premium of documented die failure to an already desirable host coin. The pairing of bronze and zinc versions under a single Small Date census number is particularly informative for production chronology: it proves that this specific die was in service during the precise interval when both the small date punch and both planchet types were concurrently available — a window even narrower than the transition overlap for Large Date dies, since the small date tooling itself had a limited deployment period. On the bronze planchet, the interior cud displaces design elements with solid copper-alloy metal whose warm reddish surface tone and 3.1-gram weight confirm the pre-transition composition. The compact date numerals of the small date punch — tighter spacing, slightly reduced height — must be verified independently of the composition test to ensure accurate subtype attribution for this variety. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Steve Young
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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