Is this a cud?

Right above the "C" is a raised area.

 

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sorry here is the pic

 

Looks more like a minor lamination error

Richard

 

I agree that it appears to be a lamination. Also keep in mind that a cud involves the rim of a coin so this would not be a cud, instead it would be a die chip.

 

99% Sure look a lamination!
1% one part thinks a may have started in gem bu form as die crack or a bad planchett.you never really know when there that worn.

 

yup.

Remember, it must involve the rim to be a cud.

 

Could the 1857 S-16 cent be an exception to that rule?

 

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Help me understand this, A cud is from a die with a piece broken off and that causes a lump. Why must it only be on the edge of the coin?

 

OK! Here is PCGS's definition;

They say nothing about the edge.

 

Breen called it "Lump on a coin struck from a die from which a piece has broken off. The term is attributed to Del Ford."