CU-1c-1982-68 (SD) Cud

Description

Cross-referenced to LC-82 SD-2 Cu, this Zinc Small Date specimen of CU-1c-1982-68 (SD) at 2.5 grams links to the second Small Date copper entry cataloged in the LC framework — a remarkably early sequence number that indicates this die break was among the first Small Date varieties documented in that system, despite its position near the very end of the Cuds on Coins subtype-specific census at number sixty-eight. The stark contrast between SD-2 in the LC system and CU-68 in the Cuds on Coins census vividly illustrates how different attribution frameworks assign catalog positions based on their independent discovery timelines rather than any agreed-upon ordering of the die breaks themselves. On the copper-plated zinc planchet with the compact small date numerals, the interior cud fills the fractured die void with layered zinc-core material whose thin copper shell presents the familiar Lincoln cent surface appearance. As one of only two Small Date entries in the singles section — alongside CU-67 (SD) — this variety occupies a relatively scarce niche in the catalog's closing entries, where Large Date cuds on zinc planchets dominate the remaining inventory. The LC-82 SD-2 Cu cross-reference provides an independent verification pathway that supplements the primary census designation. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Marvin L
• Cross reference: LC-82 SD-2 Cu. 02/01/2018.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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