nice big cud on lincoln cent

nice error on both sides of coin year unknown

 

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If you will notice the spot on the back is the underside of the cud.

 

That is a VERY nice cud. Congrats!

 

Nice cud find!

Is the third digit an '8'? If yes, how much does the coin weight? It looks like a copper cent, so if it is, it must be from 1980 or 1981 if I see an '8' in there.

 

That's what it is, A NICE BIG CUD ON A LINCOLN CENT...you didn't lie with the title. RETAINED CUD, IMHO

 

Definitely a nice CUD. Great find.
Keep up the hunt!

 

I disagree. That is a plain old cud. A retained cud (struck by a broken die where the broken piece has not completely fallen away) will have very faint features in the cud. The cud on the OP's cent is just a blob because that portion of the die broke and fell off.

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After a closer look you may be correct. It does appear the cud is flattened out but I don't see any hint of the numerals of the date.

 

So besides being a really cool mess, what size premium does that bring?

 

it weights 2.5 grams and the third number looks to be a 8

 

I could see that CUD bringing $17-25 on ebay. It is a nice size. CUDs on dated cents usually command a little more of a premium.

 

A retained cud will show displacement of the die face that has separated, but it will retain all the design features of the die. It's a piece of the die that has broken away from the rest of the die, but has been "retained" in place. This is not a retained cud.

http://www.coinworld.com/Articles/ViewArticle/retained-cud-diagnostics-sometimes-leave-room

 

I think this is a normal cud, not a retained one.

 

If they could only get one of them Wisconsin cows to chew a cud ...

 

No cows, only Montana bears............that migrate to Alaska.:sniper: