CU-1c-1982-59(SD) Cud

Description

Forming the bronze half of CU-1c-1982-59(SD), this specimen at 3.1 grams on the 95% copper alloy with the compact small date numerals captures the same die fracture on the pre-transition planchet composition. The Bronze Small Date configuration occupies the most constrained production niche among the four 1982 Philadelphia subtypes: it requires both the earlier bronze planchet stock and the less-common small date die tooling, a combination that saw relatively brief deployment before the zinc transition and the large date punch's dominance narrowed the operational window for this particular subtype. Every confirmed cud on the Bronze Small Date therefore represents a fractured die that operated during this compressed interval, and the paired documentation with a zinc counterpart indicates the fracture persisted — or was replicated by the same die — into the zinc production phase on small date tooling. The solid copper-zinc alloy fills the interior cud region with homogeneous metal whose surface develops uniform brown patina without the plating complications that characterize its zinc twin. At 3.1 grams, the heavier weight immediately confirms the bronze composition, completing the two-variable identification protocol of weight plus date numeral verification. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chris Keegan
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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