Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Rick Stachowski, post: 2845779, member: 42872&quot;]Free Standing</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Definition</b>: It’s a rare event when a die chip is so large that it warrants being designated an interior die break. Interior die breaks should not be confused with “cuds”. By definition, a cud is a die break that includes the rim and at least a little bit of the field.</p><p><br /></p><p>Interior die breaks have no direct connection to the rim. They may have an indirect connection via a die crack or split die.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since voids left in the die face by natural fractures span an unbroken size continuum, there is no clear boundary between a “die chip” and an “interior die break”.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any void encompassing an area of 4 square millimeters or more qualifies as an interior die break. Any void that covers less than 1 square millimeter is a die chip. In between is a gray area. Die chips are commonly encountered in all denominations. In Lincoln cents they include “BIE” errors, “plugged” 5’s and 9’s, and “bugs in the wheat ear”.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maryland quarter with a large, freestanding interior die break at the tip of Washington’s chin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]674360[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in