CU-1c-1982-52 Cud

Description

The second triple-subtype census number in succession, CU-1c-1982-52 mirrors the structural pattern of CU-51 by appearing on Zinc Small Date, Bronze Small Date, and Bronze Large Date while omitting Zinc Large Date from its documented subtypes. This Zinc Small Date member at 2.5 grams records an interior cud — contrasting with CU-51's rim cud classification — on the copper-plated zinc planchet with the compact date numerals. The consecutive appearance of two triple-subtype census numbers at the upper end of the catalog raises the possibility that dies operating late in the 1982 production calendar, when accumulated fatigue had weakened multiple die faces simultaneously, were more likely to produce fractures documented across broader subtype ranges. On the zinc planchet, the interior cud fills the die void with layered copper-over-zinc material, creating a raised featureless plateau whose surface appearance matches the surrounding copper-toned design field to the unaided eye. The absence of the (LD) or (SD) suffix from the census number — plain CU-1c-1982-52 — signals its cross-subtype nature and differentiates it from the parenthetical entries that precede it in the catalog. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Mike Kirkhan
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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