Reply to Thread

Message:: [QUOTE="The Penny Lady®, post: 945386, member: 16948"]I posted the coin on the CU forum (<a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=780959&STARTPAGE=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=780959&STARTPAGE=1" rel="nofollow">http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=780959&STARTPAGE=1)</a> and received a lot of interesting explanations as well.  And here are Rick Snow's comments: The rounded appearence of the cud tells me that the die may have had a hidden defect that may have manifested itself when the die was hardened, after it was hubbed. The hubbing process would shape the metal below the surface as well as on the surface. This is why part of the E is present on the "top" of the cud (below the original surface of the die) The die broke off when the metal shrunk.  I listed this as a die defect, pre-hardening die damage. which it could be as well.[/QUOTE]