CU-1C-1982-12 Rim Cud

Description

Twelfth in the Cuds on Coins census for the 1982 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial cent, CU-1C-1982-12 is classified as a rim cud on the Zinc Large Date subtype. Unlike standard cuds, where the die break extends into the interior design field and produces a broad raised mass of featureless metal, a rim cud is confined to the coin's outermost peripheral edge — the narrow strip where the die face meets the collar — yielding a thin raised ridge that traces a portion of the circumference without obliterating any design elements. The Zinc Large Date designation places this coin squarely within the post-transition composition stream: copper-plated zinc planchets weighing 2.5 grams, struck after the historic mid-1982 changeover from the traditional 95% copper, 5% zinc bronze alloy that had been standard since 1962. Philadelphia produced four distinct cent subtypes in 1982 — Bronze Large Date, Bronze Small Date, Zinc Large Date, and Zinc Small Date — making subtype identification an essential attribution step for every 1982-P error coin. Attribution by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• CU-1C-1982-12; number: none.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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