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Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 01/23/2016 10:01 am Can anyone please explain why this coin looks as it does? The upper portion appears as normal relief, but under that it's sort of "filled" or "flat". Edited by Albert 01/23/2016 10:09 am Report this Post to the Staff

january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5174 Posts	Posted 01/23/2016 11:18 am Looks like some sort of Cud (retained Cud? not sure of the specific terminology). Basically the die was breaking apart. This coin would fit well in the recently created Terminal Die States thread (if it allows non-US coins, anyway). Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 01/23/2016 11:41 am Thank you, I guess I need to learn about Cuds and terminal die states (new language to me). I actually have two similar coins of the same type. I imagine the reverse die was broken but the split or cracked halves were held together some how and the mint continued to crank out coins I suppose? Reasonable guess? Thanks, Albert Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 01/23/2016 11:52 am OK I get it! Thanks so much! I visited Cuds on coins dot com and found similar images of split or shattered dies on foreign coins. This coin was sent to me by a guy claiming it was a fake. I doubted that, but I could not explain why it looked like it does (until now). Now I understand the mechanics of what happens to the die and see the results on my coins. Albert Report this Post to the Staff
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