Cuds-on-coins.com; A new site in development

[wavysteps]

Some of the authors in "The Error & Variety Education Consortium" felt the need for a more up to date cud reference than is presently available.

As we all know, the Mint's quality control program has curtailed the releasing into circulation of many error types that were found pre - 2000. However, like die clashes, cuds are not detectable by coin wrapping machinery (though I do expect some of the larger cuds to be sufficiently mal-shaped and thus rejected by coin wrapping machinery) and are still making there way into present day circulated coins. So, the need is there to have a continuous up-dated reference for cuds.

Fred Weinberg, Mike Diamond and myself discussed the various ways of having this reference and finally agreed that with today's portable devices that can access the net, a web site would be the best way to go. Not only is it free to the user, but it can also hold almost unlimited data.

Presently, we are working on Cuds-on-coins.com and hope to have the site ready for publication to the net by the winter F.U.N. coin and currency show where it will be introduced.

This is the basic structure of the site and more than likely will have some minor changes:

CUDS

Purpose of this Site

Pictorial Guide with Definitions:
Irregular cuds
Ovoid cuds
Crescentic cuds (ES, March/April 2005)
Circumferential cuds (ES, March/April 2005)
Rim-to-rim cud (ES, May/June 2003)
Cuds On off-center or broadstruck coins
Retained Cuds (ES, Jan/Feb 2006)
Anvil die
Hammer die
Cud sinks in
Cud protrudes beyond die face (rare)
Arcing or asymmetrical rim-to-rim die cracks (often confused with retained cuds)
Interior (internal) die breaks (ES, May/June 2003) (CW 10/25/10)
Connected to die cracks or splits
Freestanding (ES, May/June 2005)
Retained interior die breaks (ES, July/August 2004)
Connected to die crack or split
Freestanding
Rim cuds
Die chips
Catastrophic die failure (ES, May/June 2007)
Spontaneous breaks
Breaks produced by impacts
Split Die
Median (bisecting) split dies
Asymmetrical split dies
Radial antipodal die cracks (often confused with split dies)
Guide to number system used on this site

CUDS on United States coins
Cent
Two Cent
Three Cent
Nickel
Dime
Quarter
Half Dollar
Dollar
Other Denominations
Tokens

Retained Die Breaks
Cent
Two Cent
Three Cent
Nickel
Dime
Quarter
Half Dollar
Dollar
Other Denominations
Tokens

Interior Die Breaks
Cent
Two Cent
Three Cent
Nickel
Dime
Quarter
Half Dollar
Dollar
Other Denominations
Tokens

Split Dies
Cent
Two Cent
Three Cent
Nickel
Dime
Quarter
Half Dollar
Dollar
Other Denominations
Tokens

CUDS on Foreign Coins
Alphabetically by Country of Origin.
Retained Die Breaks on Foreign Coins
Alphabetically by Country of Origin.
Interior Die Breaks on Foreign Coins
Alphabetically by Country of Origin.
About The Authors
Contact Form
Other Sites of Interest
Attribution Guide Lines

*Guide to number system:
(Type designator) - (Denomination /mint/country) – (year) – (file number)
CD = CUD
RCD = Retained cud
IDB = Interior die break
RIDB = Retained interior die break
SD = Split die
Country of origin will only be used for non-USA coins.
Mintmark will be used for only USA coins.

Can we use some HELP? You bet we can!

If you do have images of coins with cuds, retained cuds, major die breaks, split dies, etc. (both full obverse and reverse images are preferred) and are willing to let us use them on this new site, please contact me at:

Errorref@aol.com
or
MADdieclashes@aol.com

Thank you,
BJ Neff

[jay4202472000]

Thanks

I think this is great, BJ. Thanks goes out to you, Mike, Fred and anyone else working on this great asset to us error collectors. Any free info, to me, is greatly appreciated!