2001 (P) Lincoln Memorial Cent - CU-1C-2001-01 Cud

Description

As the first documented cud for the 2001 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial cent, CU-1C-2001-01 opens the catalog of die-break varieties for this date. Cuds form when progressive fatigue cracking in a coining die reaches the periphery and isolates a section of steel that eventually breaks free, leaving a cavity that fills with planchet metal on every subsequent strike. The result is a raised, design-free area at the coin's rim — unmistakable once a collector knows what to look for. With that many dies entering and exiting service, rim fractures were an inevitable byproduct of high-speed coinage manufacturing. The "01" suffix in CU-1C-2001-01 designates this as the earliest confirmed report for the date in the CudsOnCoins registry, establishing the baseline entry against which subsequent 2001-P cuds would be cataloged. Collectors who focus on the early twenty-first-century Lincoln cent series find 2001 an accessible starting point for cud hunting, given the large surviving population of uncirculated rolls from this era.

Cross References

• CU-1C-2001-01

External References