Hello everyone, I just found this one searching penny rolls. The exra copper is toned identical the the rest of the coin.
Cud. Earlier the coin would have had a nice die crack. Once that piece broke off, this is the result. The die was missing that part of the coin, therefore it wasn't struck resulting in the cud that you have there.
I'd keep it. I like errors myself and so do a lot of other people. Here's an recent example that someone sold: http://cgi.ebay.ca/1982-P-Lincoln-Cent-Cud-Major-Die-Break-LC-82LD-24-Cu_W0QQitemZ140368023061QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item20ae960e15
Very nice. The key to look for with a cud is the weakness in the strike on the reverse opposite the cud. The metal flowing up creating the cud causes less metal to flow into the design on the reverse. You only showed the obverse. Look for the weakness on the reverse in the area opposite the cud.
1981 Cud The weakness on the reverse is there. right where it is supposed to be opposite the cud. It looks like someome wiped it with acid around the C in Cent.
Mint Marks I have a question concerning the S mint mark on a bunch of 1970's pennies I have collected. The S is either way far up inbetween the 9 and 7 on the date and not centered correctly below the date like the rest. Are these worth keeping?
Hi, Just a quick note on your 81P Cud. The book "The Cud Book" by Sam Thurman and Arnold Margolis, shows a coin seemingly identical to yours. They have given it an attribution designation, LC-81-1B. And, yes, these coins are very collectible. jeankay
