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Question 1991 Quarter

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Hi Folks
Have a question in regards to this 1991 quarter. When I come across something I like to put it in a 2x2 and label it for future reference. When checking my pocket change I came across this quarter. My question is that on the left wing below the word united there is a raised line. Would this be considered a Cud or die break. Or would it just be where the quarter was not worn down like the rest of the quarter. Thanks for any info.
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 Posted 11/06/2012  11:41 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kookoox10 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I would think it looks like a die break, a Cud would be the same. You don't see too many of those.
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I see what looks like a die chip on the wing, that little bump. Although chips and Cuds are both forms of a die break, I was often told in this forum that Cuds are usually in reference to breaks on the edge of the coin.
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Not a Cud. Could be a die crack.
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The leading edges of the eagle's wings are points of inherent weakness in the die design, you will repeatedly see die cracks in that location. A Cud is a specific type of die break that affects the the face and shank of a die, always emanating inward from the rim.
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I agree with John...Its a Die Crack. I wouldn't call it a Die Break because when the die breaks a piece falls off of the die. Then you have a Cud. Cuds are very noticeable.
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Pretty much a straight contour line along the wing edge
except for that slight bump in it. Thought at first a gouge.
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I see that line from wing to rim looks like a crack but the image would have to be enlarged for me to say for sure. That bump on the wing must be nothing.
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