1953 S cud

since i just learned what a cud is, i thought i would go through my stash of 1953 wheat pennies just to see what i could find and this one struck my eye: http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j36/widemouthmason/Mobile Uploads/IMG_9807.jpg
this is a cud right?

 

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Yes they are quite common with those years.

 

awesome thanks

 

These are not cuds. They are die chips. Cuds only effect the edge of the coin.

 

die chips? ok thanks for the info im a total newb i thought any metal filling or whatever was a cud

 

That's correct. A cud occurs when the edge of the die breaks off. What you have is a minor die chip in the date.