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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ksparrow, post: 7609973, member: 7638&quot;]WRT cuds, I found this at the site &quot;cuds-on-coins.com&quot;&nbsp; </p><p><font size="6"><b>Interior Die Breaks &amp; Die Chips on US Coins</b></font></p><p><font size="5"><b>Interior Die Break Definition: (IDB) When a thick flake spalls off the interior of the die face it leaves a void we call an interior die break.&nbsp; It appears on the coin as a featureless lump.&nbsp; Unlike a cud, an interior die break has no direct connection to the design rim.&nbsp; Interior die breaks are often connected to die cracks and sometimes straddle a split in the die face (split die).&nbsp; When it is not connected to a die crack, it is called a freestanding interior die breaks.</b></font></p><p><b>Die Chip Definition:&nbsp; (DC) A small piece (less than 4 square millimeters) that falls out of the die face and has no direct connection to the design rim.&nbsp; The missing piece leaves a void in the die face into which coin metal flows.&nbsp; As a result, the coin shows a featureless lump in the affected area.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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