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Valued Member
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That looks like Cud on the nickel down there by your thumb. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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looks like a Cud. Just a friendly tip for ya, hold the coins on the rim only, if you are not wearing gloves. If you put fingerprints on that coin, you will depreciate its value significantly. Also, when taking your pictures, try laying the coin flat, or if you must hold it up, lay the coin in a 2x2 and dont cover it, just lay it in the Mylar and then pick it up, you'll need to hold it at an angle to keep it in the 2x2 but you will get better pictures. |
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Thanks I appreciate the tip! I am new to this as you can tell but this is the first error I have ever found so wanted to double check.
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Pillar of the Community
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Its a nice one congrats! What happened there was, part of the die that strikes the blank planchet broke off before the strike.
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice find! You can see the corresponding ding on rev. from the damaged die. A beaut!
Edited by fioti
03/28/2013 12:18 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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In addition to the Cud, your coin has a floating die clash casued by the broken die fragment clashing into the obverse die, with that damage transferring to each coin struck from that damaged die. You should be able to see faint lines above the Cud on Jefferson's bust. Since your coin has some wear and dings, it may be hard to see. This adds a premium to your coin although its condition doesn't help things. Even still, a great find! |
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very interesting!! One last question.. when the dies crack like that to cause the Cud, that would mean that there are multiple ones like the one I found right? I think I see the lines you are talking about from the floating die clash.. not sure though. My eyes aren't trained yet haha |
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Pillar of the Community
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There are probably a few more out there but how many exactly can not be answered, if they noticed them at the mint, they would have been destroyed, recycled. Where sis you find this coin?
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I got it as change at work.
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Valued Member
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More than a few out there.....I have five. Nobody could know for sure but at least a hundred, probably more since I have seen this Cud numerous other times. |
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Although it looks like it might be a Cud,I'm not 100% sure from those pictures. There is damage on the reverse opposite the spot on the obverse, so it may be some sort of PMD. Only better pictures will show for sure. |
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It might be solder. The reverse rim doesn't look right?  The rim should be weak as the OP's coin shows. Edited by coop
03/28/2013 3:53 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Zimmy --- He asked about how many more for this particular die, not all together, lol of course there would be more than a few Cuds in total. |
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This is a well-known Cud (marginal die break) and, as Zimmy said, there is a faint floating die clash that was produced when the obverse die struck the detached die fragment. Error coin writer and researcher.
Edited by mikediamond
03/28/2013 10:34 pm
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I appreciate the information. It looks as though everyone is agreeing that this is a Cud so I am definitely going to hang on to this one as its my first error coin ever found. |
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