CU-1C-1985-17 Cud

Description

Third-party grading services — principally PCGS, NGC, and ANACS — handle cud errors with specific attribution protocols that affect how varieties like CU-1C-1985-17 on the 1985 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial cent are encapsulated and labeled. When a cud coin is submitted for grading, the service assigns a numerical grade reflecting the coin's overall preservation (independent of the error), then adds an attribution noting the cud. The label may reference the Cuds on Coins catalog number, a generic "Die Break" or "Major Die Break" designation, or the service's own internal error classification. Whether a cud receives a specific catalog attribution or a generic label depends on the service's policies and the submitter's request — some services offer detailed variety attribution as a premium service tier. The grading itself presents challenges unique to cuds: the raised blob area cannot be graded for detail since it has no design, so the grade reflects the remainder of the coin's surfaces. Cuds near high points of the design can create ambiguity about whether adjacent wear is from circulation or from the die break's disruption of metal flow during striking. 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 Geoffrey Noe
• CU-1C-1985-17
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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