CU-1C-1985-08 Cud

Description

The position of a cud on the coin face is described using clock-position notation, and CU-1C-1985-08 on the 1985 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial cent occupies a specific segment of the rim perimeter documented in the Cuds on Coins registry. Clock positions translate the circular coin edge into twelve segments corresponding to the hours on a clock face, with 12 o'clock at the top of the obverse (typically centered above IN GOD WE TRUST on Lincoln cents). A cud at 3 o'clock, for instance, would affect the right side of the coin near the end of TRUST or the beginning of LIBERTY, while a cud at 9 o'clock would impact the area near the date. This positional mapping allows collectors and researchers to quickly communicate where on the coin a particular cud appears without requiring photographs. Cuds affecting different clock positions interact with different design elements, and those that obliterate portions of recognizable features — letters, numerals, or Lincoln's profile — are generally considered more collectible than those affecting blank field areas at the rim. The Cuds on Coins catalog records position data alongside size estimates for each documented variety. Struck at Philadelphia on copper-plated zinc planchets at 2.5 grams and 19mm from the 1985 mintage of approximately 5.65 billion cents.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Joe Koelling
• CU-1C-1985-08
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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