Just wondering if this is a true cud from the minting process ?? raised portians above his head...it almost looks like each cud is exact or struck twice ??kinda reminds me of mercury winged dimes. From the forehead back looks shy of normal features. At least it has charecter ?? Are all cuds made from broken dies ??Thank you kindly
It looks like a cud on the head to me. The penny looks good to me, I mean it looks like a mint error for sure. good find!! :thumb:
By definition: A cud includes the rim. Therefore, it is a die chip. It cannot be a cud. See the 3 cent piece shown, that is a cud.
On the Cent, that is not a cud, it would be considered a die break. A cud always involves the rim of the coin. A cud is when a section of the rim has broken off. The Three Cent piece sure looks like one. Richard
It's a die chip. The term "die break" is non-specific and includes every kind of brittle fracture that leaves a void in the die face. In other words, a die chip is a die break and a cud is a die break.
Thank you all for the insight...I just had the understanding that a cud was something left from a die break no matter where it occured. Now I know the rest of the story...so just a die break as to describe coins such as this one I have posted. Anything with a raised feature away from rim would be called a die break ??
Yes, that is correct. Cuds can be called die breaks as well, but are usually referred to as 'cuds' or 'major die breaks.'
Technically that;s a large interior die break not a die chip some call them both , but when there that big you should distinguish them form one another from a die chpi to a die break. I refere them as an interior die breaks when there that large especially on a cent. Billy the coinprofessor
I disagree with what you said. Here's what I believe as stated by a real professor; "It's a die chip. The term "die break" is non-specific and includes every kind of brittle fracture that leaves a void in the die face. In other words, a die chip is a die break and a cud is a die break". Read post #7
:secret: die chip die break what's the differance it's a matter of chioce how you call these some may call it a die chip and others may call it a die break I read an article what ken pottor said it;s a matter of choice what you call them and he's a professor . TIM
I dunno But according to "The Error Coin Encyclopedia" Arnold Margolis pg 330 it would be a die crack. I'm confused because I would have called it a die chip thinking a die crack was a line on the surface of the coin. On page 334 he he interposes the words die chips and die cracks which tells me he describes them as the same thing.
Looks like a big die break i'm confussed to ,i though a die chip is smaller then a die break. I think this is a die break maybe it's big on his head. What do i know i'm a retired milman but I want to learn that's why i joined the forum. Alex
