1956-D Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC Cud? Bie?

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SheltieGuy1966 Valued Member United States 134 Posts	Posted 07/20/2015 9:13 pm Is this a Cud? And if so is this considered a BIE? Looks like a Cud to me, but it in no way resembles the letter i. Report this Post to the Staff

stoneman227 Pillar of the Community United States 2376 Posts	Posted 07/20/2015 9:54 pm Your coin is not a Cud. A Cud is a die break that includes the rim. Your coin is a BIE. BIE is a catchall term for any die break or chip that happens at the word LIBERTY of Lincoln cents and does not have to be between the B and the E. Report this Post to the Staff
SheltieGuy1966 Valued Member United States 134 Posts	Posted 07/20/2015 10:03 pm So a Cud is only found along the rim? I am new to all of this, just trying to learn as I go. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 07/20/2015 10:49 pm Quote: So a Cud is only found along the rim? Yes, it must connect to the rim. Anything else is a die chip. Report this Post to the Staff
SheltieGuy1966 Valued Member United States 134 Posts	Posted 07/20/2015 11:38 pm Could someone explain the difference between a die break and a die chip? Are they related? Is the difference just in the size of the affected area? If so at what point does a chip become a break? Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 07/20/2015 11:54 pm This site may help explain it to you. They also have some nice images of Cuds. http://cuds-on-coins.com/ Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/21/2015 12:49 am A chip off a die is internal, A Cud is from a part of the out area of the die that had broken off the die. Report this Post to the Staff
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1956-D LWC Cud? Bie?