That's all I can think. It appears it must be a broken die or something to that effect. On the obverse, there is definitely too much metal. On the reverse there is a very slight indentation where the extra metal is on the other side, but it is very slight, and nowhere near a match to what sits on the obverse... Can someone explain this one for me?
Thanks, GDJMSP. Does a cud such as this have any collectible value or is it essentially just a damaged coin?
That was a fast enough response that I'm thinking you may be answering the next question I have a day or two before I post it. Thanks again for the help.
As I've mentioned so many times in the past, all error coins are selling at coin shows around here for many times face value. And that is regarless of the type of error. If you live in an area where there are numerous coin shows, always check there for error coins value. It appears that coin shows are a little ahead of most publications for what is going on in the coin world. At one show I go to there is a dealer that sell nothing but errors. Some of what he sells for over $5 most people would throw back into change.
This is actually a pretty huge CUD. It's not worth fortune but I would think that $10.00 or so wouldn't be out of line for one this severe. Mike probably has a better feel for the retail prices of a good one like this. Bill
How does the existance of the cud on the obverse account for the lack of detail opposite the cud on the reverse? Just a thought
Easy, the metal that would normally be there to create the detail on the opposite side is missing - it has been used up in the cud instead.
That is exactly right. When the die contacts the planchet, there is a huge amount of pressure that is involved in striking the coin so that the detail is "struck up". The pressure is counting on the fact that there are two dies coming into play during the striking of a coin when the strike occurs to impart the details to both sides of the coin at the same time. The reverse is weak or has most of the detail missing because the portion of the obverse die that broke away was not there to cause any resistance when the reverse die moved into position during the strike. You end up with a raised area where the die broke away and a weak spot that corresponds to that on the reverse. Have Fun, Bill
