1982 (P) Lincoln Memorial Cent - Bronze Small Date - CU-1C-1982-41 Cud

Description

CU-1C-1982-41 is a cud on the 1982 Bronze Small Date Lincoln Memorial cent. This standard cud appears on the Bronze Small Date subtype — the pre-transition 95% copper alloy at 3.1 grams paired with the more compact Small Date style — a combination whose limited production window makes every documented die failure especially noteworthy. The Bronze Small Date occupied a narrow manufacturing interval at Philadelphia: it required both Small Date dies and the original copper planchet supply, a pairing that existed only briefly before zinc blanks replaced the bronze stock entirely. That compressed timeline means fewer dies served this subtype, yet the census continues to record new breaks, each one verified against all preceding entries to confirm a geometrically unique fracture position on the die rim. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Cross References

• Cross reference: none. Cross reference: LC-82 SD-6 Cu, JCc-82_15SD. 10/01/2013.

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