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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 3208328, member: 66&quot;]A retained cud is where the piece of the die has broken off the die but is still in place and continues to impart some of its design on the struck coin,&nbsp; In the case of a cud or &quot;full cud&quot; the broken piece of the die has completely fallen away and no trace of the deign shows.&nbsp; The hallmark difference between a rim to rim die crack and a retained cud is there is a vertical displacement from one side of the crack to the other on a retained cud.&nbsp; The piece that has broken off may be displaced either up or down, usually down.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some people will say that a horizontal displacement can also indicate a retained cud but the problem then becomes &quot;How can you be sure the piece is not still attached to the die body?&quot; If it is still attached you just have a wide crack.&nbsp; Until you have VERTICAL displacement you can&#039;t be sure that the piece has broken away completely.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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