Sure looks like a CUD to me. given the condition I don't think it really adds any value. I'd guess its worth a dollar or two.
Sorry, but it is not a CUD. I enlarged the pictures and took a close look. here is why it is not a CUD. The metal is different than that of the dime. The color is different. The opposite side of the coin where the blob is should be distrorted and weak since there should have been no resistance against the obverse die when the coin was struck due to the die on the reverse being broken away at that point. You can see that the obverse is perfect with no corresponding weakness. There is a little "tab" visible on the edge that you can see sticking out in the picture of the obverse. All these things point to this coin having been soldered onto something and having been broken off. It's not a CUD, the metal is solder of some kind and we see this fairly regularly. Thanks, Bikll
Thanks for the clarification, I do understand your other points on why this is not a cud but for a coin with a real CUD would'nt a worn cud be lighter in appearance than the rest of the coin being the high point?
It would be of equal color and lightness as the other worn portions of the coin since a CUD would have happened when the coin was originally struck. The "CUD", if it were one would wear the same as the other high points on the coin. This lump of metal does not match the color of the other worn spots on the coin. Good question though Thanks, Bill
One final note as to why this is Not a CUD. You can still see the rim where the blob of metal is. When the die breaks away at the rim causing a CUD, the rim goes with it. There should be no rim.
May be this closer view can help a little. I see in the coin the same yellowed color all over the reverse.
The close view confirms, even more, that it is not a CUD. You can see the rim is still distinct where no rim should be. Also what is left of the ONE is too distinct. It should be weaker.
Looking at the close up I can see what Bill is talking about. You can see where the rim and the foriegn substance meet. If this were a cud there would be no line of separation.
