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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cwart, post: 24844293, member: 18487&quot;]The coin you don’t think is a cud really really really looks like a cud…. There’s no extra metal involved, the cud is caused by part of the die breaking away after a die crack forms.&nbsp; It has to be at the rim and will create a raised area that the metal has flowed into.&nbsp; The pics of that nickel aren’t the greatest, but I’d put my money on a cud for that coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for your coin, yeah it does look like a die crack, but the only way to take a flaw on the holder away is to take it out of that holder.&nbsp; It could be that the lack of any other findings for it comes down to it being a proof.&nbsp; For proof coins perfection is the goal.&nbsp; A flaw like a die crack might appeal to a small segment of collectors but might turn off most.&nbsp; Just a thought there’s…[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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