CU-1c-1982-31(LD) Cud

Description

Documenting the zinc half of CU-1c-1982-31(LD) at 2.5 grams on the copper-plated zinc planchet, this entry shares the cross-references LC-82 LD-1B Cu and JCc-82_46LD with its bronze twin — confirming that independent catalogers tracked this die's progressive fracture across both alloy compositions. The connection to LD-1B is particularly significant: it links this census number to the later die state of the first Large Date variety ever cataloged in the LC system, suggesting that this die break was among the earliest to attract sustained attention from the attribution community and that its progressive deterioration was monitored closely enough to generate distinct A and B state entries. The zinc planchet's existence under this census number proves the die survived long enough to bridge the mid-1982 composition changeover, operating first on bronze blanks (where the LD-1A and LD-1B states were documented) and then continuing on zinc blanks that captured the same B-state geometry. For collectors, the JCc-82_46LD designation provides an alternative lookup code that may appear in auction descriptions, dealer inventories, or attribution service certificates as a synonym for the Cuds on Coins census number. The layered copper-over-zinc fill of this specimen's cud contrasts metallurgically with the homogeneous bronze fill of the paired entry. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Chuck Newman
• Cross reference: LC-82 LD-1B Cu,JCc-82_46LD. 10/01/2013.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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