Lincoln Cent Cuds; 1970 – 1979
1970 Philadelphia Mint
CU-1c-1970-01 Rim Cud
Images are courtesy of Robert Oney
Cross reference: none. 12/21/2020.
1970D Denver Mint
CU-1c-1970D-01
Images are courtesy of Marvin L. Young
Cross reference: LC-70D-6A, JCc-70D_55. 11/11/2021.
CU-1c-1970D-06
Images are courtesy of Keynumis on ebay
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1970D-08 Rim Cud
Images Courtesy of Dustin Ickow
Cross reference: SKH-1c-1970D-02 “Spike Head”.
CU-1c-1970D-09
Images are courtesy of Marvin L. Young
Cross reference: SKH-1c-1970D-14.
Note: Obverse Die Crack “Spike Head”.
CU-1c-1970D-10R
Images are courtesy of Keith Bock
Cross reference: LC-70D-3RA.
CU-1c-1970D-11R
Images are courtesy of Marvin L. Young
Cross reference: LC-70D-3RB, JCc-70D_56. 01/01/2018.
1970S San Francisco Mint
CU-1c-1970S-01 (LD)
Images Courtesy of Fred Weinberg
Cross reference number: LC-70S-4, JCc-70S-LD_59. 10/01/2013.
CU-1c-1970S-02(LD)
Images Courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference number: none.
CU-1c-1970S-03R
Images Courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference number: LC-70S-5R.
CU-1c-1970S-04(LD)
Images Courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference. Coin has been struck through a late stage die cap.
CU-1c-1970S-05(LD) Rim Cud
Images are courtesy of Louis A. West
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1970S-07 (LD)
Images Courtesy of Heather Langlois
Cross reference: none.
1971D Denver Mint
CU-1c-1971D-02
Images Courtesy of Dan Hemperly
Cross reference number: LC-71D-2, JCc-71D_46. 10/01/2013.
CU-1c-1971D-05 Rim Cud
Images are courtesy of Tanner Scott
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1971D-06
Images are courtesy of Marvin L. Young
Cross reference: LC-71D-6, JCc-71D_47. 04/01/2019.
1971S San Francisco Mint
CU-1c-1971S-01
Images Courtesy of Heritage Auction
Cross reference number: LC-71S-2.
CU-1c-1971S-03
Images are courtesy of Chuck9999 on ebay
Cross reference: LC-71S-4, JCc-71S_31. 10/01/2013.
CU-1c-1971S-04
Images are courtesy of Sullivannumismatics on ebay
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1971S-07
Images are courtesy of Marvin L. Young
Cross reference: none. JCc-71S_32. 01/01/2018.
1972 Philadelphia Mint
CU-1c-1972-01 Rim Cud
Images are courtesy of Adrian Fernandez
Cross reference: none. 09/15/2018.
CU-1c-1972-02 Rim Cud
Images are courtesy of Keith Christenson
Cross reference: none. 02/04/2019.
CU-1c-1972-03 Rim Cud
Images are courtesy of Marvin L. Young
Cross reference: none. 11/11/2021.
CU-1c-1972-05 Rim Cud
Images are courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross-reference: none.
1972D Denver Mint
CU-1c-1972D-01
Images Courtesy of Heritage Auction
Cross reference number: LC-72D-1.
CU-1c-1972D-02
Images Courtesy of Fred Weinberg
Cross reference number: none.
CU-1c-1972D-03
Images Courtesy of Charity & Chris Welch
Cross reference number: LC-72D-2, JCc-72D_90. 10/01/2013.
CU-1c-1972D-04 Rim Cud
Images are courtesy of Joe Koelling
Cross-reference: none.
CU-1c-1972D-05
Images are courtesy of Bob Byrd
Cross reference number: LC-72D-11. 11/29/2018.
CU-1c-1972D-06
Images are courtesy of Bigtallbill on ebay
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1972D-07 Rim Cud
Images are courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1972D-08R
Images are courtesy of Marvin L. Young
Cross reference: LC-72D-16R, JCc-72D_91. 01/01/2018.
CU-1c-1972D-09R
Images are courtesy of JC Stevens
Cross reference: JCc-72D_92. 04/20/2023.
1973 Philadelphia Mint
CU-1c-1973-01R
Images are courtesy of Jon Rhodes
Cross reference: none. 11/20/2019.
CU-1c-1973-02 Rim Cud
Images are courtesy of Marvin L. Young
Cross reference: none. 11/11/2021.
CU-1c-1973-03 Rim Cud
Images are courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference: none.
1973D Denver Mint
CU-1c-1973D-01
Image Courtesy of Heritage Auction
Cross reference number: LC-73D-11.
CU-1c-1973D-02R
Images are courtesy of David Miller
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1973D-03
Images are courtesy of Keith Christenson
Cross reference: LC-73D-1.
CU-1c-1973D-04R
Images are courtesy of Peter Lukic
Cross reference: LC-73D-7R. 08/27/2018.
CU-1c-1973D-05
Images are courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference: LC-73D-5, JCc-73D_46. 10/01/2013.
CU-1c-1973D-06
Images are courtesy of Marvin L. Young
Cross reference: LC-73D-9, JCc-73D_47. 08/27/2018.
1973S San Francisco Mint
CU-1c-1973S-04 Rim Cud
Images are courtesy of Keith Christenson
Cross reference: none.
1974 Philadelphia Mint
CU-1c-1974-01
Image Courtesy of Keith Christenson
Cross reference number: none.
CU-1c-1974-02
Image Courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference number: JCc-74_13. 01/23/2019.
CU-1c-1974-03
Image Courtesy of Jeremy Nesbitt
Cross reference number: none.
CU-1c-1974-05
Images Courtesy of Jared Unger
Cross reference number: LC-74-5.
CU-1c-1974-06
Images Courtesy of Mike Diamond
Cross reference number: LC-74-01, FDC-1c-1974-01, JCc-7_13. 09/01/2013.
CU-1c-1974-08
Images are courtesy of Jay Dunn
Cross reference: LC-74-4B.
CU-1c-1974-09 & 10 Rim Cuds
Images are courtesy of Adrian Fernandez
Cross reference: none. 09/12/2018.
CU-1c-1974-11
Images are courtesy of Darcus Starnes
Cross-reference: none.
CU-1c-1974-17
Images are courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference: JCc-74_14. 10/01/2013.
1974D Denver Mint
CU-1c-1974D-01
Image Courtesy of Heritage Auction
Cross reference number: LC-74D-6
CU-1c-1974D-01 Stage A
Images Courtesy of Fred Weinberg
Cross reference number: LC-74D-4A.
CU-1c-1974D-02 Stage B
Images Courtesy of Marvin L. Young
Cross reference number: LC-74D-4B, JCc-74D_28. 01/01/2018.
CU-1c-1974D-02 Stage C
Images Courtesy of Fred Weinberg
Cross reference number: Later stage of LC-74D-4B.
CU-1c-1974D-03
Images Courtesy of Marvin L. Young
Cross reference number: LC-74D-07, JCc-74D_29. 03/01/2018.
CU-1c-1974D-04
Images Courtesy of Charity & Chris Welch
Cross reference number: none.
CU-1c-1974D-05
Images Courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference number: JCc-74D_30. 06/11/2018.
CU-1c-1974D-06 Rim Cud
Images Courtesy of Marvin L. Young
Cross reference number: none. 06/08/2020.
CU-1c-1974D-07
Images are courtesy of Dan Hemperly
Cross reference: LC-74D-3.
CU-1c-1974D-08
Images are courtesy of Greg Bowyer
Cross reference: none. 09/08/2022.
CU-1c-1974D-09
Images are courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference: LC-74D-10.
CU-1c-1974D-10
Images are courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross-reference: JCc-74D_31. 09/01/2013.
CU-1c-1974D-12
Images Courtesy of Bigtallbill on ebay
Cross reference number: none.
CU-1c-1974D-13
Images Courtesy of Bigtallbill on ebay
Cross reference number: LC-74D-12, JCc-74D_32. 09/01/2013.
CU-1c-1974D-14
Images are courtesy of Sullivannumismatics on ebay
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1974D-15
Images are courtesy of Sullivannumismatics on ebay
Cross reference: LC-74D-23, JCc-74D_33. 09/01/2013.
CU-1c-1974D-16
Images are courtesy of Sullivannumismatics on ebay
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1974D-18
Images are courtesy of Coincurrency on ebay
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1974D-19
Images are courtesy of Daniel Botsford
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1974D-20
Images are courtesy of Marvin L. Young
Cross reference: LC-74D-21, JCc-74D_34. 04/24/2019.
1975 Philadelphia Mint
CU-1c-1975-01 Rim Cud
Images Courtesy of Keith Christenson
Cross reference: none. 02/04/2019.
CU-1c-1975-03
Images Courtesy of David Slaughter
Cross reference number: LC-75-9.
CU-1c-1975-04
Images Courtesy of John Shields
Cross reference number: LC-75-1, JCc-75_27. 10/01/2013.
CU-1c-1975-06
Images are courtesy of Larry Peterson
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1975-07 Rim Cud
Images are courtesy of David Slaughter
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1975-10
Images are courtesy of Sullivannumismatics on ebay
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1975-11
Images are courtesy of Tanner Scott
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1975-13 Rim Cud
Images are courtesy of Tanner Scott
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1975-14
Images are courtesy of 98SSE on ebay
Cross reference: LC-75-4.
1975D Denver Mint
CU-1c-1975D-01 Stage A
Images Courtesy of Fred Weinberg
Cross reference number: LC-75D-2A, JCc-75D_31. 10/01/2013.
Image and Article Courtesy of NGC
Tom Delorey
Serendipity is a marvelous thing. A few weeks ago, I happened to be in downtown Chicago, and naturally stopped in at the coin shop that I retired from after 21 years, Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. While there I just happened to be asked a question, about a coin that a customer was considering, which I answered. The customer and I then began talking as one collector to another, and it led to my viewing one of the most amazing errors I have seen in almost 50 years of studying error coins!
First of all, we discovered that the collector (who wishes to remain anonymous at this time) had an interest in error coins and had been an avid reader of Coin World’s Collectors Clearinghouse back in the 1970s. I had worked for Clearinghouse from 1974 to 1978 and was editor of the page for my last two years there.
Talking about the 70s reminded him that back in 1975 he had obtained a mint-sewn bag of 1975-D cents through a local bank, and in going through it looking for errors had found one piece with a really nice die cud on it. He then floored me by saying that he also had the piece of steel that had broken out of the die to cause the cud!
My jaw dropped. I had never heard of such a thing existing! I wondered if perhaps it might have been a piece of scrap steel that had been struck into the coin and then fallen out, which I have seen before. He assured me that the piece of steel was part of the die, with incused and reversed letters from the word LIBERTY in it. I practically begged him to let me see it, and we made an appointment to meet in the store two days later.
When he showed me both the coin with the cud and the matching piece of die steel I was amazed! I said “Wow!” As someone who has handled five 1804 Silver Dollars at various times and has held all five 1913 Liberty Nickels in my hand at the same time, I am not easy to impress. I was impressed!
The cud was larger than I had imagined. As you can see from the pictures, it is shaped like an elongated football and includes the “IN GO” of IN GOD WE TRUST, the “LIBERT” of LIBERTY, and a bit of the back of Lincoln’s head. A quick look in The Cud Book by Sam Thurman and Arnold Margolis (1997) shows that the cud cent itself is known and listed as LC-75D-2A. A later die state with a small extra bit of die metal broken away at the bottom of the football is listed as variety LC-75D-2B.
CU-1c-1975D-01 Stage B
Images Courtesy of Fred Weinberg
Cross reference number: LC-75D-2B. JCc-75D_32.
CU-1c-1975D-02
Image Courtesy of Jeremy Nesbitt
Cross reference number: none.
CU-1c-1975D-03
Image Courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference number: none. 07/22/2018.
CU-1c-1975D-04
Image Courtesy of Joe Bunn Jr.
Cross reference number: none. 09/17/2018.
CU-1c-1975D-05
Images are courtesy of Jared Unger
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1975D-06 Rim Cud
Images are courtesy of Marvin L. Young
Cross reference: none. 03/03/2022.
CU-1c-1975D-08 Rim Cud
Images are courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1975D-09
Images are courtesy of Sullivannumismatics on ebay
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1975D-12
Images are courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference: JCc-75D_33. 05/08/2017.
1976 Philadelphia Mint
CU-1c-1976-01
Images Courtesy of Charity & Chris Welch
Cross reference number: LC-76-1, JCc-76_35. 09/01/2013.
CU-1c-1976-02
Images Courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference number: LC-76-3.
CU-1c-1976-03
Images are courtesy of Andrew Kezeli
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1976-04
Images Courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference: LC-76-2, JCc-76_35. 09/01/2013.
CU-1c-1976-05
Images Courtesy of Tony J. Lopez
Cross reference: none. 07/13/2018.
CU-1c-1976-06
Images Courtesy of Amy Antone
Cross reference: none. 12/09/2018.
CU-1c-1976-07
Images Courtesy of JC Stevens
Cross reference: JCc-76_36. 04/25/2023.
CU-1c-1976-08
Images Courtesy of Lisa Brill
Cross reference: none. 01/25/2024.
1976D Denver Mint
CU-1c-1976D-05
Images are courtesy of Geoffrey Noe
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1976D-06
Images courtesy of Richard Bateson; Photos by Ken Potter
Cross reference: none
1977 Philadelphia Mint
CU-1c- 1977-01
Images Courtesy of Fred Weinberg
Cross reference number: LC-77-4.
CU-1c-1977-02
Image Courtesy of Lance Newman
Cross reference number: LC-77-6B, CU-1c-1977-15 Rim Cud, JCc-77_26. 01/01/2018.
Note: See Rim Cud CU-1c-1977-15 Rim Cud. Later stage has a die clash.
CU-1c-1977-03
Images Courtesy of Jason Cuvelier
Cross reference number: none.
CU-1c-1977-04 Stage A
Images are courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross-reference: LC-77-5.
CU-1c-1977-04 Stage B
Images Courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference number: LC-77-5.
CU-1c-1977-05
Images Courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference number: none.
CU-1c-1977-06
Images are courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference: LC-77-13B, JCc-77_27. 09/01/2013.
CU-1c-1977-07
Images are courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference: JCc-77_28. 01/23/2019.
CU-1c-1977-08
Images Courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference number: LC-77-9A, JCc-77_29. 01/23/2019.
CU-1c-1977-09
Images Courtesy of JC Stevens
Cross reference number: LC-77-10 JCc-77_34. 04/28/2023.
CU-1c-1977-10
Images Courtesy of Robert E. Ahle
Cross reference number: none. 02/26/2024.
CU-1c-1977-11
Images Courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference number: LC-77-1, JCc-77_30. 01/09/2013.
CU-1c-1977-12
Images are courtesy of Chris Keegan
Cross reference number: none.
CU-1c-1977-13
Images Courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference: LC-77-3A, JCc-77_31. 05/08/2017.
CU-1c-1977-14
Images Courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference: LC-77-11, JCc-77_32. 09/19/2017.
CU-1c-1977-15 Rim Cud
Images Courtesy of Marvin L. Young
Cross reference number: LC-77-6B, CU-1c-1977-02, JCc-77_26. 01/01/2018.
Note: See Cud CU-1c-1977-02. Later stage has a die clash.
CU-1c-1977-16
Images Courtesy of Marvin L. Young
Cross reference number: LC-77-7, JCc-77_33. 01/03/2018.
1977D Denver Mint
CU-1c-1977D-07
Images are courtesy of Bryan Trigg
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1977D-09
Images are courtesy of Keynumis on ebay
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1977D-10
Images are courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference: JCc-77D_42. 09/01/2013.
1978 Philadelphia Mint
CU-1c-1978-01
Image Courtesy of Charity & Chris Welch & JC Stevens
Cross reference number: LC-78-2A, JCc-78_23. 09/01/2013.
CU-1c-1978-02
Images courtesy of Ken Potter
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1978-03 Rim Cud
Images courtesy of Tony Brubaker
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1978-04
Images Courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference number: LC-78-5, JCc-78_24. 09/01/2013.
CU-1c-1978-05
Images are courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross-reference: LC-78-4, JCc-78_25. 09/01/2013.
CU-1c-1978-06
Images are courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross-reference: LC-78-2B, JCc-78_26. 06/11/2018.
CU-1c-1978-09
Images are courtesy of Geoffrey Noe
Cross reference number: none.
1978D Denver Mint
CU-1c-1978D-01
Images are courtesy of Jon Sullivan on ebay
Cross reference number: none.
CU-1c-1978D-02
Images are courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference number: LC-78D-1. 06/11/2018.
Note: Mike Diamond has verified that this coin was also struck thru a late stage capped die.
CU-1c-1978D-03
Images are courtesy of Keynumis on ebay
Cross reference: none.
CU-1c-1978D-04 Rim Cud
Images are courtesy of Chuck Newman
Cross reference: none. 04/24/2019.
Note: Rotated.
CU-1c-1978D-06
Images Courtesy of Bigtallbill on ebay
Cross reference number: LC-78D-7B. 09/01/2013.
CU-1c-1978D-07
Images are courtesy of Keith Bock
Cross reference number: none.
CU-1c-1978D-08
Images are courtesy of Larry Peterson
Cross reference number: LC-78D-4.
1979 Philadelphia Mint
CU-1c-1979-01
Images Courtesy of Vicki Lynn Sargent
Cross reference number: none.
CU-1c-1979-02
Images are courtesy of Keynumis on ebay
Cross reference: JCc-79_33. 10/01/2013.
CU-1c-1979-03
Images are courtesy of Erik Pierson
Cross reference: LC-79-4, JCc-79_34. 09/01/2013.
CU-1c-1979-04 Rim Cud
Images are courtesy of Marvin L. Young
Cross reference: none. 11/11/2021.
CU-1c-1979-05
Images Courtesy of Acracer on ebay
Cross reference number: none.
CU-1c-1979-07
Images Courtesy of Keith Bock
Cross reference number: none.
1979D Denver Mint
CU-1c-1979D-01
Images are courtesy of Brian Rogel
Cross reference number: none. 07/11/2022.
Note: Reverse die crack “black arrow”.
CU-1c-1979D-04
Images are courtesy of Lauren Fry
Cross reference: none. 07/02/2016.
CU-1c-1979D-06
Images Courtesy of Geoffrey Noe
Cross reference number: none. 05/01/2018.
CU-1c-1979D-08
Images Courtesy of Don Moody on ebay
Cross reference number: none. 03/01/2018.
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*LC File numbers are from the Thurman & Margolis Cud Book