1982 (P) Lincoln Memorial Cent - Bronze Small Date - CU-1C-1982-68 Cud

Description

Consecutive with CU-67 in the census numbering, CU-1C-1982-68 adds another Bronze Small Date cud to a registry that now documents an extraordinary density of die failures for the 1982 Philadelphia cent. The Bronze Small Date cent, weighing 3.1 grams in the 95% copper alloy, was produced during a brief window when dies from the new Small Date hub overlapped with the original planchet supply. Its small date numerals are subtly but consistently different from the large date version, a distinction that requires side-by-side reference for confident identification. The Cuds on Coins census numbering is strictly chronological by confirmation date, so adjacent numbers sharing a subtype reflects timing of discovery rather than any die-shop relationship. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Cross References

• CU-1C-1982-68; LC-82 SD-2 Cu

External References