CU-1c-1982-42(LD) Cud

Description

Verified through a single independent cross-reference, CU-1c-1982-42(LD) on the Zinc Large Date at 2.5 grams carries the designation LC-82 LD-30 Cu — the thirtieth Large Date copper entry in the LC system, a sequence number that underscores how extensively the Large Date die failures have been cataloged across multiple attribution frameworks. The LD-30 designation indicates substantial depth within the LC system's own Large Date registry, paralleling the deep census numbers seen in the Cuds on Coins subtype-specific catalog and suggesting considerable overlap between the two systems' documented die break inventories. On the copper-plated zinc planchet with the wider large date numerals, this interior cud displaces design elements with the layered zinc-core material that characterizes every post-transition Lincoln cent. The fracture geometry that defines this census number has been mapped against the die face's fixed landmarks — date position, mintmark location relative to the date, and proximity to major design elements like Lincoln's bust or the legend lettering — to distinguish it from the forty-one other Large Date entries that precede it in the catalog. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Peter Lukic
• Cross reference: LC-82 LD-30 Cu. 08/27/2018
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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