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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 944226, member: 16948&quot;]Thanks for all the input everyone, there were a lot of very interesting and diverse explanations. Personally, I think the term &quot;cud&quot; has a broader usage and doesn&#039;t need to be limited to the rim of a coin. According to aboutcoins.com:</p><blockquote><p><i>A <b>cud</b> is a damaged area resembling a blob on the surface of a coin which is raised above the field a little, and which obliterates the </i><a href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/coin_devices.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/coin_devices.htm" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #3366cc"><i>device</i></span></a><i> or </i><a href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/coininscription.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/coininscription.htm" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #3366cc"><i>inscription</i></span></a><i> where it appears. Cuds are the result of </i><a href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/diecrackdefined.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/diecrackdefined.htm" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #3366cc"><i>die cracks</i></span></a><i> which have become severe, or from die chips where part of the die surface has become damaged and broken away.</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>Some experts in the error-variety hobby insist that for the blob to be called a cud, the damaged part of the die must include part of the edge of the die. Although this is the purist definition, in common parlance you&#039;ll see the term &quot;cud&quot; used to describe the blob created by any die chip or serious die crack, regardless of its placement on the die or coin.</i> </p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/cud_defined.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/cud_defined.htm" rel="nofollow">http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/cud_defined.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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