CU-1C-1997-04 Cud

Description

Fourth and final in the documented cud sequence for the 1997 Philadelphia cent, CU-1C-1997-04 represents the last cataloged terminal die break for this production year. Four cuds across a mintage of approximately 4.62 billion cents translates to a relatively lower cud discovery rate compared to the nine cuds documented for the 1999-P or nine for the 1996-P, potentially reflecting either lower die attrition rates or less intensive searching of the 1997-P population. Each cud variety traces to a unique working die that experienced catastrophic failure — a rim-adjacent crack system that propagated until a section of die face separated, leaving a void that struck up as a raised featureless area on every subsequent coin. The CU-1C-1997-04 designation follows Cuds on Coins' standardized catalog format, providing the denomination, year, and sequence number in a compact reference string. Collectors interested in assembling a date-run of 1990s Philadelphia cent cuds would find the 1997-P series more manageable than the densely populated 1996 or 1999 inventories, with only four varieties to locate rather than nine.

Attribution History

• Discovered by James Babcock
• CU-1C-1997-04
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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