1862 Belgian 5 centimes with a large cud

Been a while since I picked up an error coin of significance

 

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Nice!

 

CUDgratulations on that one

 

Yeah, way to catch a break.

 

Very nice fine. Can I asked what the weight of this coin.

 

Pretty small coin, 3 grams and 19mm diameter.

 

You guys seriously crack me up

 

It shouldn't weight any more than it's normal weight. A CUD is not extra metal, it's just that part of the Blank Planchet that was affected by the Die Break (missing piece on the Die)

 

I find it a little questionable. The back side in the area of the "cud" appears damaged not just weak from the lack of striking pressure caused by the cud.

 

The surfaces of the coin are a bit
'environmentally damaged', but
the coin is genuine.

I see what you're talking about, but
that weak area opposite the cud is
just part of the surface problems, imo.

 

Looks like odd metal flow to me. Either way, where the cud meets the corner of the edge, it's flush even with the rest of the coin, so not something added sitting on top.

Edit: I should have apologized in the OP for iphone photos, which are not great.

 

You're absolutely correct about the cud not changing the weight of the coin, but I'd still like to know the weight.
if I'm not mistaken that's part of the examination process to confirm a cud.

All I'm saying it's a nice CUD I just like to know what it ways. USMC60

 

Thank you very much I really appreciate it. It is pretty close to the information I acquired on the coin.
1862 Belgian 5 centimes
Weight (gr) 2.95
Diameter (mm) 19.5
1862 14.149.000 - - $ 2.43
Again thank you USMC60

 

I meant to say

'the CUD is genuine'

(not 'the coin is genuine')

 

Hoi usmc,

Is it possibel that on the right side from the lion there is lead solder? ( the coin coult be used as a pendent? ) It is on top of the tekst ( force ) That coult explain the weight difference.

sky92880

 

I by no means am an expert and as far as I know the weight is within the tolerances maybe on the high-end, I'm not sure what the tolerances is for this particular coin.
But anything is possible. usmc60

 

No.. Because it is a CUD and nothing else. In my opinion there is no weight difference when a CUD is formed
If there is a weight difference It's only because all coins have a +/- variance in weight.

 

PM98 is correct, of course.

A coin with a 'cud' die break weighs
the same as a normal coin - there is
no extra metal, it's the same metal
from the planchet being 'sucked up'
into the area of the broken die; that's
why there is weakness on the opposite
side of the coin - the metal flows into
the broken die - the path of least resistance.

Any weight difference is due to planchet
tolerance difference, or something that
happend to the coin after it circulated.

 

Agreed and I know that, but on this coin is is not just a matter of weak or indistinct, there appears to be, for lack of a better word, "smearing" going on with the lettering and the surfaces.