1990-P Nickel, Retained Cuds Or Retained Die Break Or?

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Idacostya Valued Member United States 129 Posts	Posted 05/25/2017 01:47 am I am trying to determine how this one should be identified, both for my knowledge and labeling of 2x2. Should it be Interior Die Breaks, because of the anomalies on the collar and forehead. Should it be Retained Interior Die Break, because of the die crack from "GOD" to "WE" along the rim? Should it simply be Retained Cuds? OORRR, Retained Interior Die Break Interior Die Break Retained Cud? Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 05/25/2017 02:00 am My first thought is that there is nothing "retained". The neck and forehead areas look like interior die breaks. What's going on near the rim is interesting and I think it's an early stage of die attrition. But, maybe not. It could be multiple tiny Cuds. Or are those the same? In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Idacostya Valued Member United States 129 Posts	Posted 05/25/2017 02:14 am The rim and field has a separation from what looks like a die crack, is where I am getting "retained", Maybe not. But it does look like multiple Cuds. Also I never heard of Die Attrition, what is that? Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 05/25/2017 03:03 am A Retained Cud or die break should show only cracks that connect in a way that suggests a total break (the cracks combine to encompass an area of the coin). If there are breaks (areas of raised metal on the coin) then it was not retained and is a die break (or chip if it's small enough). Die attrition happens when a die is mis-aligned and strikes a portion of the collar repeatedly, wearing the die over time. Eventually, you'll end up with a die that strikes a raised crescent on the coin from the rim, muting the outer portions of the devices in that area. I'm really not sure if that's what is going on here. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Idacostya Valued Member United States 129 Posts	Posted 05/25/2017 11:06 am Thank you for straightening out my retained problem, as well defining die attrition for me, interesting. Maybe someone will take a look and know what's going there, I thought I did, but hey that's part of learning curve Report this Post to the Staff
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