CU-1c-1982-81 (SD) Cud

Description

Carrying the cross-reference JCc-82_19, CU-1c-1982-81(SD) catalogs an interior cud on the 1982 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial cent struck on the 2.5-gram copper-plated zinc planchet with the compact small date numerals. The JCc-82_19 designation places this entry within a parallel attribution framework whose numbering convention — encoding the year (82) and a sequential discovery number (19) — indicates this was approximately the nineteenth 1982 cud variety cataloged in the JCc system, providing an independent verification anchor outside the Cuds on Coins census. Small Date entries in the eighties of the census are exceptionally scarce, as the compact date punch's limited deployment at the Philadelphia Mint generated far fewer dies — and consequently fewer die fractures — than the dominant Large Date configuration. On the zinc planchet, the copper-plated surface fills the die void with layered material whose thin copper shell over the zinc core distinguishes this specimen metallurgically from any bronze counterpart. The convergence of the Cuds on Coins census number (81) and the JCc sequential designation (19) provides dual attribution pathways that strengthen identification confidence for collectors encountering this variety. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Marvin L
• Cross reference: JCc-82_19. 02/14/2022.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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