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  • 1971-P IKE Cud?

    Curious if this "blob" of metal near the R in LIBERTY is whats called a "Cud"? This is from a 1971-P Eisenhower Dollar.
    Thanks
    Calvin G.
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    to be termed a "cud" it must be a die break that involves the rim.

    BJ Neff
    Member of: ANA, CCC, CONECA, Fly-in-club, FUN, NLG & T.E.V.E.C.

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    • #3
      It's hard to tell what your blemish is. Could be a die chip, but that's unlikely as they seldom form in the field. Could be a patch of die erosion, but that's usually associated with late die states. Could be a spot of die damage. Could be a planchet defect. Or it could be post-strike damage. Examination under a microscope would be necessary to tease apart these possibilities.

      To enlarge on BJ's statement:

      A small die break that lies in the interior of the coin is a die chip. A large die break that is unattached to the rim is an interior die break.

      A small die break that is confined to the rim is a rim cud.

      A die break that incorporates the rim and at least a little bit of the field is a cud.

      I didn't invent the terms, but we're all stuck with them.
      Mike Diamond. Error coin writer and researcher.

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