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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1344959, member: 15445&quot;]A cud appears on a coin when the die striking the coin is broken and missing a part of the design.&nbsp; By definition, the die break of a cud is supposed to affect the edge of the coin.&nbsp; When it does not affect the edge of the coin, then the error is called a die chip instead of a cud.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin #1 has a cud that affects the obverse at the date.&nbsp; In this case, the obverse die was broken.&nbsp; The reverse die was intact but you will see weakness on the reverse directly opposite the obverse cud.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin #2 has been struck by a reverse die that has broken.&nbsp; In this case, the cud appears on the reverse of the coin with corresponding weakness directly opposite on the obverse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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