CU-1C-1985-11 Cud

Description

Assigned Lincoln Cent census number LC-85-16, CU-1C-1985-11 on the 1985 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial cent carries dual catalog documentation — both the Cuds on Coins sequential number and the independent LC census designation. The LC (Lincoln Cent) census is a specialized tracking system focused exclusively on die breaks and cuds within the Lincoln cent series, maintained separately from the broader Cuds on Coins registry that covers all denominations. LC-85-16 indicates this was the sixteenth Lincoln cent cud entry recorded for the 1985 date in the LC census, a numbering sequence that may not correspond directly to the Cuds on Coins CU-11 designation because each catalog follows its own discovery and confirmation timeline. When both systems document the same variety, collectors gain a cross-reference that strengthens attribution confidence — if a specimen matches the description in both catalogs, the identification is more certain than if only one reference exists. Among the 30 cuds cataloged for 1985 Philadelphia, only CU-02R (with LC-85-8R) and CU-11 carry LC census numbers in the current documentation, suggesting that many 1985 cuds were reported to the Cuds on Coins catalog but not independently submitted to the LC census, or vice versa. Struck on copper-plated zinc planchets at 2.5 grams and 19mm from Philadelphia's 1985 production of approximately 5.65 billion cents.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Steve Young
• CU-1C-1985-11; number: LC-85-16.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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