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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cubenewb, post: 1066245, member: 25644&quot;]Just some things to keep in mind/advice:</p><p>&nbsp; -&#039;Cud&#039; (as I recently came to understand it) requires the die break to connect to the rim and to &quot;blow past it;&quot; in other words, the splotch needs to reach all the way to the edge of the coin (past the rim). Judging by the placement on your coin (you say it&#039;s near his eyebrows) it&#039;s probably not a cud, but another type of die break. Just helping you master the attribution process (I&#039;m currently working on it too <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )</p><p>&nbsp; -In general you can quickly differentiate between PMD (post mint damage) which is usually worthless and die cracks/chips by examining whether the anomalous area in question is raised or depressed; raised naturally implies the addition of extra metal to the coin and generally indicates a die crack/chip, whereas &#039;indents&#039; are more likely just dings/scratches that originated from some collisions after the piece was minted.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Keep us posted on those halves![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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