Franklin dime, cud looks like drool!

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It can't be a cud. A cud is a break that extends along the rim and into the field. It's probably a small die chip.

Chris

 

+1

 

Still new to collecting and hunting. I thought a cud could be anywhere on the coin, not just the rim. Thanks for the info.

 

Hey, no one else noticed?

A "Franklin dime"

From what country?

 

FYI:
It is Roosevelt

 

Franklin dime with a cud--he's batting 2 for 2, Frank.

 

Well, Franklin was his first name, so . . .

 

Man you guys are picky! lol. In my defense, if you pull in Franklin dime up on line it will bring up a Roosevelt dime. But for the sake of respecting the coin I will stand corrected. On all counts.

 

I am assuming the die chip is at the corner of his mouth, you could call this the "Drooling Roosevelt". If it were at the corner of his eye it could be the "Convict Roosevelt".

 

You will see a lot of this on modern dimes. Sometimes they can be on both sides and in multiples all over the place. As said above, a die chip. My question to the Mint is why is there so much of this going on (mostly at Philly, of course). This never seemed to be a problem until after 2000.

 

Maybe Y2K

 

Yeah, I noticed it, but I didn't want to come across as a total grouch by mentioning two things at once. I figured another grouch would chime in.

Chris

 

The name in the title was the only reason that I clicked on this thread. I thought, Now that's got to be interesting.

 

The OP probably thought he was on FleaBay.

Chris

 

Thank you.

Grouch #2 here

 

This is great. I wonder how many are out there. Different years? Not a variety if it's different years right?

Upon closer comparison it is a different drool, I think I know how this happens...
30 tons of pressure would squeeze the bubble gum out of anyone's cheeks.

 

@bruthajoe Die chips and cracks are not varieties, just the result of a worn and failing die. Overuse, poor maintenance and poor quality control.

 

....and they're common, and fairly easy to find.