cud on Alaska state quarter?

Hello everyone!
After going through hundreds and hundreds of coins I think I might have finally found an error...fingers crossed

What do you all think?

Thanks!!

 

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a die chip, but not a cud

 

Thats' and IDB Interior die break. Neat but not a valuable one.

 

A cud goes rim to rim,
here is a photo from Cudsoncoins.com which is great

 

Thanks so much everyone! Very helpful

 

Welcome @Bayelynn. Your coin has what's call a die chip. It is when an area inside of the coins design fails or is damaged and causes a void. The pressing of the metal in the minting process causes metal to flow into the void, creating a raised area on the coin. A cud involves a break that allows metal to become raised in connection with the rim.
A good reference is: https://cuds-on-coins.com/cuds/

 

Cud must be on the rim so it’s not a cud. It is a die chip, which is common but fun to find. Welcome to CT.

 

lots of great info, thanks a bunch everyone!

 

If your definition of a cud is correct, "a cud goes from rim to rim", then a die crack that begins at the rim at 3 o'clock and extends all the way to the rim at 9 o'clock, it should be a cud.

 

Did you notice that you posted a retained cud?
A retained cud is when the perimeter area of a die fails and separates from the die face. A cud is when the chunk of the perimeter die is no longer attached to the die face. It is an undefinable chunk of metal.
http://cuds-on-coins.com/

 

Here's a cud, well two on same coin :