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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;greeneserrors, post: 502130, member: 16843&quot;]<font face="Arial"><b>Die break</b></font></p><p><font face="Arial">These are large raised irregular blobs found usually at the design stress points. They are most often found in the fields between the design and the rim. After repeated strikings under tons of pressure, the dies begin to crack. When these cracks meet each other (as in a circle), or when they extend to the rim, the metal contained within the borders of the crack begins to break away from the die itself. The broken piece may not at first be loose enough to fall away. In such a case, the coin shows a depression where the die chip or, if it is large enough, the die break has occurred.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial"><b>Die chip</b></font></p><p><font face="Arial">These are small raised irregular blobs of metal found usually at the design stress points. They are most often found in the recessed areas of certain letters or numbers (e.g.; B &amp; R of LIBERTY and the 9 &amp; 5 of the date). This is because the recessed areas of the letters and numbers on the coin are raised areas on the die, which look like little islands. It does not take much stress before these raised pieces of the die start to chip and break off, leaving a raised area on the coin where a recessed area is expected. <a href="http://conecaonline.org/image/1918S1cChipsInMM.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://conecaonline.org/image/1918S1cChipsInMM.jpg" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff">1918-S 1c w/die chips in Mint mark.</span></a>&nbsp; (Coin courtesy of James S. Bailey/Photo by Ken Potter)</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial"><b>Major die break</b></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;CUD&quot;</b></font></p><p><font face="Arial">This is a further sub-category of the split die. When a broken piece of a split die completely separates from the die and falls away, the result is commonly called a “cud.” Because of a lack of pressure, the planchet metal flows into the broken area of the die, creating a weakened image on the opposite side of the coin. Major die breaks have been actively collected for many years. They are most commonly found on Lincoln cents, but are known on many denominations. Major die breaks on halves and dollars are considered rare. Logically, the larger the die break, the larger the premium. <a href="http://conecaonline.org/image/1998MardiGrasDiesWithCuds.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://conecaonline.org/image/1998MardiGrasDiesWithCuds.jpg" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff">1998 Two Different Mardi Gras Medallion Dies with Major Die Break &quot;Cuds&quot; (These are actual dies).</span></a>&nbsp; (Dies courtesy of Ken Potter), <a href="http://conecaonline.org/image/1971D1cLgCudObv.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://conecaonline.org/image/1971D1cLgCudObv.JPG" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff">1971-D 1c w/Major Die Break covering half of obverse</span></a> (Photo/coin courtesy of Ken Potter).</font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p>Great website:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://conecaonline.org/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://conecaonline.org/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://conecaonline.org/index.html</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Error definitions:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://conecaonline.org/content/glossary.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://conecaonline.org/content/glossary.html" rel="nofollow">http://conecaonline.org/content/glossary.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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