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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 63606, member: 112&quot;]There&#039;s a bit of confusion here I think - </p><p><br /></p><p><i>cud - (standard definition)</i></p><p><i>An area of a coin struck by a die that has a complete break across part of its surface. A cud may be either a retained cud, where the faulty piece of the die is still in place, or a full cud, where the piece of the die has fallen away. Retained cuds usually have dentil detail if on the edge, while full cuds do not.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cuds are formed, in simplest terms, because there is a piece missing from the die - a hole if you will. And when the planchet is struck, metal from the planchet is pushed up into this hole forming the raised area you see on the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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