Another crazy ebay deal?

I'm thinking thats damage buddy, not a cud.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1870-CC-CARSON-...41?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4ced4b3cc1

 

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I don't see a cud. Do you see a cud?

 

Exactly.

 

I don't think he can even convince himself that he is seeing a cud there...he knows it's damage but is hoping to hook a sucker by saying it's a CUD....fortunately his price is just as crazy as he is

 

Taking a look at some of his other auctions I noticed he's got lots of old Bibles for sale too. Perhaps he should read one of them...his morals seem to be lacking.

 

It's curious how common damaged coins are often called "rare error" coins. The term "cud" must be one of the most misused (and perhaps misunderstood) terms in numismatics. Tiny die chips and filled numerals are often called a cud (even by some posters at CoinTalk ).

 

I agree,misused and misundstood. But there's a big difference when someone misuses it on Coin Talk verses Ebay. On here they're showing their lack of knowledge, on Ebay it's usually a skunk showing his stripe.

 

I saw a UK penny for sale that had a REAL cud. It looked like the Flying Spaghetti Monster stuck to the Queen's face!

 

There is a reason this very rare and popular date is NOT in a top tier holder.

 

Can someone post a picture of what a "cud" is?

 

A cud is a raised blob of metal on a coin and is created when a coin is struck by a die where a portion of the die has broken and fallen away. A cud includes the rim (so a small die chip in the center of a coin is not a cud).

The cud is raised because there is no die to resist the movement of metal. It is somewhat like squeezing a balloon - squeeze the balloon in one area and it expands out in another area where the balloon is not constrained.