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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CappedBustDimes, post: 356454, member: 9104&quot;]I would also label your 1833 as lamination as well.&nbsp; The difference between your 1833 lamination and the OP&#039;s retained cud is the fact that the 1838 JR-7 (which Reiver has given an R6 rarity...more on this later) is documented to have a small fissure in the die that leads to a retained cud (as the piece in this thread) and finally forms a full cud in it&#039;s terminal stage.&nbsp; I know of no other 1833s that display the abnormality that is present on your 1833, that is why I believe it to a planchet error or cause by striking a planchet that was punched last at the end of the strip.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit to add:&nbsp; Being stuck w/o a collar almost eliminates the chances of the 1833 having a &quot;cud&quot;.&nbsp; While the RE halves being struck in collars greatly increases the likelihood of a cud even if other examples of the JR-7 were not documented.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the rarity ratings given to RE halves. They are inaccurate at best...There are very few collectors who assemble collections by die marriage and even less information (census) published regarding this short lived series.&nbsp; Most of the current and accurate information on RE halves must be obtained from the few collectors that focus on RE 50c by marriage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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