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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 4869824, member: 24314"]halfcent1793, posted: "It pretty much depends on how deep the crack goes into the die. <span style="color: #b300b3"><i>[You already know what I'm posting. I'm clarifying your post for others. When the die breaks, its severity (stated as depth here) does not matter. The almost invisible start of a die break is visible under magnification and will progress getting longer and more severe] </i></span>If the piece is still attached, it's a die crack; if the piece has broken free, [<i><span style="color: #b300b3">IMO it is called a major die break</span></i>] it's a retained cud <i><span style="color: #b300b3">["cud" is an older term reserved for breaks that contact the rim in two places</span></i>]. At least that's what we call them in the early copper world."</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1175927[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Die breaks with internal large chip.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1175928[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Retained cud. The die is broken and the piece is still attached but sunken causing this characteristic to be raised slightly above the coin's surface. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1175933[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>On this coin the part of the die with the design has broken off. Planchet metal filled the void.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 4869824, member: 24314"]halfcent1793, posted: "It pretty much depends on how deep the crack goes into the die. [COLOR=#b300b3][I][You already know what I'm posting. I'm clarifying your post for others. When the die breaks, its severity (stated as depth here) does not matter. The almost invisible start of a die break is visible under magnification and will progress getting longer and more severe] [/I][/COLOR]If the piece is still attached, it's a die crack; if the piece has broken free, [[I][COLOR=#b300b3]IMO it is called a major die break[/COLOR][/I]] it's a retained cud [I][COLOR=#b300b3]["cud" is an older term reserved for breaks that contact the rim in two places[/COLOR][/I]]. At least that's what we call them in the early copper world." [ATTACH=full]1175927[/ATTACH] Die breaks with internal large chip. [ATTACH=full]1175928[/ATTACH] Retained cud. The die is broken and the piece is still attached but sunken causing this characteristic to be raised slightly above the coin's surface. [ATTACH=full]1175933[/ATTACH] On this coin the part of the die with the design has broken off. Planchet metal filled the void.[/QUOTE]
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